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I eat chickenin Cantonese.

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Pronunciation

我食雞

ngo5 sik6 gai1

I eat chicken

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

Use 食 with 雞 when talking about eating; 要雞 makes a brief food order.

Examples

我食雞,你呢?

ngo5 sik6 gai1 nei5 ne1

I eat chicken. What about you?

我食雞,唔食牛肉

ngo5 sik6 gai1 m4 sik6 ngau4 juk6

I eat chicken. I do not eat beef.

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We eat chicken with you at home

我哋同你一齊喺屋企食雞

ngo5 dei6 tung4 nei5 jat1 cai4 hai2 uk1 kei2 sik6 gai1

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I eat chicken with you this weekend

我今個週末同你一齊食雞

ngo5 gam1 go3 zau1 mut6 tung4 nei5 jat1 cai4 sik6 gai1

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You eat chicken at the café today

你今日喺咖啡店食雞

nei5 gam1 jat6 hai2 gaa3 fe1 dim3 sik6 gai1

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They eat chicken with friends at the café later

佢哋遲啲同朋友一齊喺咖啡店食雞

keoi5 dei6 ci4 di1 tung4 pang4 jau5 jat1 cai4 hai2 gaa3 fe1 dim3 sik6 gai1

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We eat chicken with friends at home tonight

我哋今晚同朋友一齊喺屋企食雞

ngo5 dei6 gam1 maan5 tung4 pang4 jau5 jat1 cai4 hai2 uk1 kei2 sik6 gai1

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We eat chicken with family at the restaurant this weekend

我哋今個週末同屋企人一齊喺餐廳食雞

ngo5 dei6 gam1 go3 zau1 mut6 tung4 uk1 kei2 jan4 jat1 cai4 hai2 caan1 teng1 sik6 gai1

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We eat chicken now

我哋而家食雞

ngo5 dei6 ji4 gaa1 sik6 gai1

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I eat chicken with friends at home today

我今日同朋友一齊喺屋企食雞

ngo5 gam1 jat6 tung4 pang4 jau5 jat1 cai4 hai2 uk1 kei2 sik6 gai1

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We eat chicken with family at home later

我哋遲啲同屋企人一齊喺屋企食雞

ngo5 dei6 ci4 di1 tung4 uk1 kei2 jan4 jat1 cai4 hai2 uk1 kei2 sik6 gai1

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They eat chicken with friends at home this weekend

佢哋今個週末同朋友一齊喺屋企食雞

keoi5 dei6 gam1 go3 zau1 mut6 tung4 pang4 jau5 jat1 cai4 hai2 uk1 kei2 sik6 gai1

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We eat chicken tomorrow

我哋聽日食雞

ngo5 dei6 ting1 jat6 sik6 gai1

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