Negation with '唔' — Cantonese Grammar

(m4m̀hm4) is the general negator for present and future actions, placed directly before the verb: (ngo5 m4 sik6ngóh m̀h sihkngo5 m4 sik9) — I don't eat. For past or completed actions, use (mou5móuhmou5) instead.

A common pattern is the A-唔-A question form: (sik6 m4 sik6sihk m̀h sihksik9 m4 sik9) — do you eat or not? This replaces yes/no question particles.

In the course

Sentences from Lingora’s Cantonese course

65 of the course's 500 sentences use this, the first in lesson 18. A few of them, with the words “Negation with '唔'” is about in bold:

你見點？有冇唔舒服？
nei5 gin3 dim2? jau5 mou5 m4 syu1·fuk6?néih gin dím? yáuh móuh m̀h syū·fuhk?nei5 gin3 dim2? jau5 mou5 m4 sy1·fuk9?
How are you feeling? Good or bad?
Lesson 61
你聽日會唔會返嚟？
nei5 ting1·jat6 wui5 m4 wui5 faan1·lai4?néih tīng·yaht wúih m̀h wúih fāan·làih?nei5 ting1·jat9 wui5 m4 wui5 faan1·lai4?
Will you be back tomorrow?
Lesson 258

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