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Canto School

Pronunciation

開

hoi1

turn on

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When to use it

Put 開 before the action’s object; 開燈 and 開鏡頭 show two useful everyday combinations.

Examples

等我開鏡頭先

dang2 ngo5 hoi1 geng3 tau4 sin1

Let me turn on the camera first

唔好開燈，先開窗

m4 hou2 hoi1 dang1 sin1 hoi1 coeng1

Don’t turn on the light; open the window first

missed a turngwo3 zo2 hou6過咗號Let me turn on the camera firstdang2 ngo5 hoi1 geng3 tau4 sin1等我開鏡頭先Don’t turn on the light; open the window firstm4 hou2 hoi1 dang1 sin1 hoi1 coeng1唔好開燈，先開窗Okay, I'll turn on the camera and show you the error message. Online check-in closes in twenty minutes.hou2 ngo5 hoi1 geng3 tau4 bei2 nei5 tai2 go3 co3 ng6 seon3 sik1 mong5 soeng6 dang1 gei1 sau2 zuk6 zung6 jau5 ji6 sap6 fan1 zung1 zau6 zit6 zi2好，我開鏡頭畀你睇個錯誤訊息，網上登機手續仲有二十分鐘就截止。