Conjunctions: '同' and '同埋' — Cantonese Grammar

(tung4tùhngtung4) means "and" or "with" and is the everyday connector: (ngo5 tung4 nei5ngóh tùhng néihngo5 tung4 nei5) — me and you. (tung4·maai4tùhng·màaihtung4·maai4) is a fuller form commonly used in lists: (gau2 tung4·maai4 maau1gáu tùhng·màaih māaugau2 tung4·maai4 maau1) — dogs and cats.

(bat1·gwo3bāt·gwobat7·gwo3) means "but" or "however": (keoi5·dei6 tai2 m4 dou2, bat1·gwo3 keoi5·dei6 teng1 dou2kéuih·deih tái m̀h dóu, bāt·gwo kéuih·deih tēng dóukoey5·dei6 tai2 m4 dou2, bat7·gwo3 koey5·dei6 teu1 dou2) — they can't see it, but they can hear it.

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42 of the course's 500 sentences use this, the first in lesson 13. A few of them, with the words “Conjunctions: '同' and '同埋'” is about in bold:

我有兩架車，兩架單車，同埋三部電單車。
ngo5 jau5 loeng5 gaa3 ce1, loeng5 gaa3 daan1·ce1, tung4·maai4 saam1 bou6 din6 daan1·ce1.ngóh yáuh léuhng ga chē, léuhng ga dāan·chē, tùhng·màaih sāam bouh dihn dāan·chē.ngo5 jau5 loeng5 gaa3 tse1, loeng5 gaa3 daan1·tse1, tung4·maai4 saam1 bou6 din6 daan1·tse1.
I have two cars, two bicycles, and three motorbikes.
Lesson 33
我去買一隻蕉同六隻雞蛋。
ngo5 heoi3 maai5 jat1 zek3 ziu1 tung4 luk6 zek3 gai1·daan2.ngóh heui máaih yāt jek jīu tùhng luhk jek gāi·dáan.ngo5 hoey3 maai5 jat7 dzek8 dziu1 tung4 luk9 dzek8 gai1·daan2.
I am buying one banana and six eggs.
Lesson 43
我買咗一打雞蛋同埋一條朱古力bar俾你添。
ngo5 maai5 zo2 jat1 daa1 gai1·daan2 tung4·maai4 jat1 tiu4 zyu1·gu1·lik1 baa1 bei2 nei5 tim1.ngóh máaih jó yāt dā gāi·dáan tùhng·màaih yāt tìuh jyū·gū·līk bā béi néih tīm.ngo5 maai5 dzo2 jat7 daa1 gai1·daan2 tung4·maai4 jat7 tiu4 dzy1·gu1·lik7 baa1 bei2 nei5 tim1.
I bought a dozen eggs and a candy bar for you too.
Lesson 47

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