Verbs

to know

知 zi1

to think

諗 lam2

to come

李 lei4

to put

放 fong3
落 lok6

to take

攞 lo2

to find

搵 wan2

to listen

聽 teng1

to work

做野 zou6 je5

to talk

講 gong2
gong2 haa5 = talk about

to give/for

畀 bei2

to like

鍾意 zong1 ji3

to help

幫 bong1

to love

爱 ngoi3

to call on the phone

打電話畀 daa2 din6 waa2 bei2

to wait

等 dang2

to stand up

企起身 kei5 hei2 san1

to sit down

坐低 co5 dai1

to close

閂 saan1

to open

開 hoi1

to lose

輸 syu1

to win

贏 jeng4

to die

死 sei2

to live in

住係 zyu6 hai2

to turn on

開 hoi1

to turn off

熄 sik1

to kill

殺 saat3

to injure

整傷 zing2 soeng1

to touch

掂 dim3

to stroke

摸 mo2

to poke

篤 dok1

to press

撳 gum6

to hit

打 daa2

to kick

踢 tek3

to step on

踩 caai2

to lean on

挨落 ngai1 lok6

to watch

睇 tai2

to drink

飲 jam2

to eat

食 sik6

to walk

行 haang4

to meet

見 gin3

to bet

賭 dou2
dou2 cin2
ngo5 tung4 nei5 daa2 dou2

to guess

估 gu2

to kiss

錫 sek3

to follow

跟 gan1

to answer

回答 wui4 daap3

to need

(seoi1) 要 yiu3

to want

想 soeng2

to ask

問 man6

to pull open

拉 laai1

to push open

推 teoi1

to catch

捉 zuk1

to fight

打交 daa2 gaau1

to throw (underarm)

拋 paau1

to run

跑 paau2
paau2 bou6 = go on a run

to read

讀 duk6

to write

寫 se2

to fix

修理 sau1 lei5

to count

數 sou2

to cut (with scissors)

剪 zin2

to cut (with knife)

切 cit3

to sell

賣 maai6

to buy

買 maai5

to pay

畀錢 bei2 cin2
買單 maai4 daan1 (call for the bill)

to slice

𠝹 gaai3

to learn

學 hok6

to study

讀書 duk6 syu1

to dream

發夢 faat3 mung6

to sleep

瞓覺 fan3 gaau3

to play

玩 waan2

to celebrate

慶祝 hing3 zuk1

to feel

覺得 gok3 dak1

to feel (past, i.e. "I thought…")

以為 ji5 wai4

to bring

帶 daai3
did you bring = jau5 mou5 daai3

to wash

洗 sai2

to clean the house

執屋 zap1 uk1
zap1 fong2 = to clean the room

attack/strike

gung1 gik1 (organised, military, verbal assault)
zaap6 gik1 (ambush, surprise, predator, natural disaster)

to defend

fong6 sau2

to let go

fong3 sau2

to make

zing2

to do (make)

zou6

to pour

dou2
zam1 (tea)

to make (abstract, feelings, cause and effect)

ling6

to ride/take transport

daap3

to breathe

tau2 hei3

to smell

man4

to bite

ngaau5

to cry

haam3

to sing

coeng3 go1

to smile

siu3
mei4 siu3 = grin

to laugh

daai6 siu3

to grow

sing4 zoeng2 = grow up
zong3 = grow a plant
saang1 = grow hair/nails

to argue

aau3 geng2 (bickering)
laau6 gaau1 (fighting)

to share

fan1 hoeng2

to hide

nei1 mai4

to swim

jau4 soei2

to jump

tiu3

to travel

heoi3 leoi5 hang4

to lock

so2

to cook

zyu2

to boil

bou1