係呢 [系－]

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Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    講​嘢​嘅​時​候​，​想​另​開一個​題目​，​就​會​以​「​係​呢​」​開頭​。
    by the way
    • 係呢，你打咗俾阿媽未？
      系呢，你打咗俾阿妈未？
      By the way, have you called mum yet?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    汤姆系呢队棒球队嘅队长。
    湯姆係呢隊棒球隊嘅隊長。
    tong1 mou5 hai6 nei4 deoi6 paang5 kau4 deoi6 ge3 deoi6 zoeng2 。
    • Tom is the captain of this baseball team.
  2. Cantonese
    佢系呢个世界上最幸福嘅人。
    佢係呢個世界上最幸福嘅人。
    keoi5 hai6 nei4 go3 sai3 gaai3 soeng5 zeoi3 hang6 fuk1 ge3 jan4 。
    • He is the happiest man on earth.
  3. Cantonese
    听讲今个冬天系呢十年嚟最冻嘅冬天㖞。
    聽講今個冬天係呢十年嚟最凍嘅冬天喎。
    teng1 gong2 gam1 go3 dung1 tin1 hai6 nei4 sap6 nin4 lai4 zeoi3 dung3 ge3 dung1 tin1 wo5 。
    • I hear this is the coldest winter we have had in the past ten years.
  4. Cantonese
    我想系呢到休息一下。
    我想係呢到休息一下。
    ngo5 soeng2 hai6 nei4 dou3 jau1 sik1 jat1 haa6 。
    • I would like to have a rest here.
  5. Cantonese
    系呢度食唔食得嘢㗎？
    係呢度食唔食得嘢㗎？
    hai6 nei4 dou6 sik6 m4 sik6 dak1 je5 gaa3 ？
    • Can I stay here to eat something?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢已经俾总公司开除咗，唔再系呢间公司嘅职员。
    佢已經俾總公司開除咗，唔再係呢間公司嘅職員。
    keoi5 ji5 ging1 bei2 zung2 gung1 si1 hoi1 ceoi4 zo2, m4 zoi3 hai6 ni1 gaan1 gung1 si1 ge3 zik1 jyun4.
    • He was fired by company headquarters, and is therefore no longer an employee of this company.
  2. Cantonese
    佢系呢行嘅老大，个个都好尊敬佢㗎。
    佢係呢行嘅老大，個個都好尊敬佢㗎。
    • He's the leader in this profession. Everyone respects him very much.
  3. Cantonese
    你唔好以为佢廿几岁咁后生乜都唔识，佢其实系呢行做咗成十年嘅老姜嚟㗎。
    你唔好以為佢廿幾歲咁後生乜都唔識，佢其實係呢行做咗成十年嘅老薑嚟㗎。
    • You thought he is just a 20 years-lid young boy? Actually, he is a old ginger who has been worked in this for about a decade.
  4. Cantonese
    佢系呢度最靓嘅女仔。
    佢係呢度最靚嘅女仔。
    keoi5 hai6 ni1 dou6 zeoi3 leng3 ge3 neoi5 zai2
    • She is the prettiest girl here.
  5. Cantonese
    我做过政党实习，就唔系呢度嘅学生？就没自由意志？
    我做過政黨實習，就唔係呢度嘅學生？就冇自由意志？
    • 我當過政黨實習，便不是這裏學生？便沒有自由意志？
    • I have worked in party as an intern. But why on earth does that mean I am not a student here? And I don't have free will?