I see you
Ngo5 gin3 dou2 lei5
Be
Hai6
There is / there isn’t
Jau5 / Mou5
Have / haven’t
Jau5 / mou5
Do
Zou6
Go / To go back
I go back to London
Heoi3 / Faan
Ngo faan London
Speak
Gong2
Learn
Hok6
Understand
Ming4 / ming4 baak6
Think
Nam2
To know (a fact)
Waa6
To know (a person, thing)
Gong2
Want
I want to go home
Soeng2
Ngo5 soeng2 faan1 uk1 kei2
To buy
I want to buy an ice cream
Maii5
Ngo5 soeng2 maii5 syut3 gou1
Drink
I want to drink coffee
Jam2
Ngo5 soeng2 jam2 gaa3 fe1
Excuse me I want to have a cup coffee
M4 goi1 ngo5 soeng2 jiu3 jat1 bui1 gaa3 fe1