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Wantin Cantonese.

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Canto School

Pronunciation

想要

soeng2 jiu3

want

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Use this before something you want to have. In the two water examples, adding the negative before it changes 'I want' to 'I do not want'.

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I want water

我想要水ngo5 soeng2 jiu3 seoi2

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I do not want water

我唔想要水ngo5 m4 soeng2 jiu3 seoi2

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