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This is a list of prepositions in Cantonese. This includes words related to positions (i.e. under, on top of ...), conjunctions (and, but ...) and many more.
| On top of: 喺…之上 xì…zhī shàng |
Under: 下面 xiàmiàn |
Inside: 入面 rù miàn |
Outside: 外面 wàimiàn |
| Behind: 喺...後面 xì... Hòumiàn |
In front of: 喺…前面 xì…qiánmiàn |
Near: 附近 fùjìn |
Between: 之間 zhī jiān |
These are more popular prepositions you might find useful at some point or another.
| After: 之後 zhīhòu |
Before: 之前 zhīqián |
With: 一齊 yīqí |
Without: 無 wú |
| Since: 自從 zìcóng |
Until: 直至 zhízhì |
Of: 的 de |
From: 由 yóu |
| To: 去／到 qù/dào |
Instead of: 替代 tìdài |
In: 在 zài |
Against: 對抗 duìkàng |
| As: 因為 yīnwèi |
About: 由於 yóuyú |
For: 為 wèi |
The following are conjunctions used to connect words, sentences, or phrases.
| And: 同埋 tóng mái |
Or: 或者 huòzhě |
But: 但係 dàn xì |
So: 所以 suǒyǐ |
Now is the time for some prepositions used in a sentence. We are using the following: (from, under, inside, with, in, but) as examples.
| I'm from Japan: 我來自日本 wǒ láizì rìběn |
The pen is under the desk: 枝筆喺枱底 zhī bǐ xì tái dǐ |
| The letter is inside the book: 封信係本書入面 fēng xìn xì běnshū rù miàn |
Can I practice Italian with you?: 我可唔可以同你練意大利文 wǒ kě wú kěyǐ tóng nǐ liàn yìdàlì wén |
| I was born in Miami: 我係邁阿密出世 wǒ xì mài'āmì chū shì |
I speak French but with an accent: 我識講法文但有口音 wǒ shí jiǎngfǎ wén dàn yǒu kǒuyīn |
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