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Jyutping nam2 je5
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Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 思考
  2. 考慮 – 考虑
  3. 想事情
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    人类识得谂嘢同讲嘢,但系动物就唔识。呢个就系人类同动物嘅分别喇。
    人類識得諗嘢同講嘢,但係動物就唔識。呢個就係人類同動物嘅分別喇。
    jan4 leoi6 sik1 dak1 nam2 je5 tung4 gong2 je5 , daan6 hai6 dung6 mat6 zau6 m4 sik1 。 nei4 go3 zau6 hai6 jan4 leoi6 tung4 dung6 mat6 ge3 fan1 bit6 laa3 。
    • Human beings differ from animals in that they can think and speak.
  2. Cantonese
    我谂嘢,所以我喺度。
    我諗嘢,所以我喺度。
    ngo5 nam2 je5 , so2 ji5 ngo5 hai2 dou6 。
    • I think, therefore I am.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    阿松佢谂嘢谂到出晒神,结果一头扻咗落埲墙度。
    阿松佢諗嘢諗到出曬神,結果一頭扻咗落埲牆度。
    aa3 cung4 keoi5 nam2 je5 nam2 dou3 ceot1 saai3 san4, git3 gwo2 jat1 tau4 ham2 zo2 lok6 bung6 coeng4 dou6.
    • A-chung was concentrated on thinking so that he smashed his head into the wall.
  2. Cantonese
    你谂嘢咁黄色嘅。
    你諗嘢咁黃色嘅。
    nei5 nam2 je5 gam3 wong4 sik1 ge2.
    • You have a dirty mind.
  3. Cantonese
    夜晚我训唔著,就会望住个天花板谂嘢。
    夜晚我訓唔著,就會望住個天花板諗嘢。
    je6 maan5 ngo5 fan3 m4 zoek6, zau6 wui5 mong6 zyu6 go3 tin1 faa1 baan2 nam2 je5.
    • At night, when I can't sleep, I will stare at the ceiling and think.
  4. Cantonese
    你有冇企喺我角度谂嘢?
    你有冇企喺我角度諗嘢?
    nei5 jau5 mou5 kei5 hai2 ngo5 gok3 dou6 nam2 je3?
    • Do you think from my perspective?
  5. Cantonese
    佢谂嘢坚离地到啲人都废事同佢解释。
    佢諗嘢堅離地到啲人都廢事同佢解釋。
    keoi5 nam2 je5 gin1 lei4 dei6 dou3 di1 jan4 dou1 fai3 si6 tung4 keoi5 gaai2 sik1.
    • He is so ridiculous that no one even bothers to explain what is happening to him.