Demonstratives: '呢' and '嗰' — Cantonese Grammar

(ni1nīni1) — this, and (go2gógo2) — that. Before a noun, they require a classifier: (ni1 go3 jan4nī go yàhnni1 go3 jan4) — this person, (go2 bun2 syu1gó bún syūgo2 bun2 sy1) — that book. As standalone pronouns: (ni1 go3 hai6 me1nī go haih mēni1 go3 hai6 me1) — what is this?

For locations: (ni1·dou6nī·douhni1·dou6) — here, (go2·dou6gó·douhgo2·dou6) — there.

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Sentences from Lingora’s Cantonese course

82 of the course's 500 sentences use this, the first in lesson 2. A few of them, with the words “Demonstratives: '呢' and '嗰'” is about in bold:

呢個係我朋友、Anna。佢係一位學生。
ni1 go3 hai6 ngo5 pang4·jau5, Anna. keoi5 hai6 jat1 wai2 hok6·saang1.nī go haih ngóh pàhng·yáuh, Anna. kéuih haih yāt wái hohk·sāang.ni1 go3 hai6 ngo5 pang4·jau5, Anna. koey5 hai6 jat7 wai2 hok9·saang1.
This is my friend, Anna. She is a student.
Lesson 2
呢啲水凍。嗰啲水熱。
ni1·di1 seoi2 dung3. go2·di1 seoi2 jit6.nī·dī séui dung. gó·dī séui yiht.ni1·di1 soey2 dung3. go2·di1 soey2 jit9.
This water is cold. That water is hot.
Lesson 68
諗深一層，嗰個係個壞主意。
nam2 sam1 jat1 cang4, go2 go3 hai6 go3 waai6 zyu2·ji3.nám sām yāt chàhng, gó go haih go waaih jyú·yi.nam2 sam1 jat7 tsang4, go2 go3 hai6 go3 waai6 dzy2·ji3.
On second thought, that is a bad idea.
Lesson 338

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