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Canto School

Pronunciation

跑

paau2

Run

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

跑 is running on foot; use 行 for walking, and place 得好快 afterward to describe running fast.

Examples

唔好喺度跑。

m4 hou2 hai2 dou6 paau2

Do not run here.

佢跑得好快。

keoi5 paau2 dak1 hou2 faai3

They run very fast.

run longhoi1 dak1 noi6開得耐My phone has run out of battery.ngo5 bou6 din6 waa2 mou5 din6我部電話冇電。Today's meeting may run long. Please pick them up from school for me.ngo5 gam1 jat6 go3 wui2 ho2 nang4 wui5 hoi1 dak1 noi6 maa4 faan4 nei5 bong1 ngo5 zip3 keoi5 fong3 hok6我今日個會可能會開得耐，麻煩你幫我接佢放學。