講嘢 [讲－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. talking (spoken)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    講​説​話​；​用言語​表達
    to say something; to talk
    • 你哋可唔可以靜啲等我講嘢呀？
      你哋可唔可以静啲等我讲嘢呀？
      nei5 dei6 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 zing6 di1 dang2 ngo5 gong2 je5 aa3?
      Can you guys be quiet and let me say something?
    • 唔好講嘢喇，俾心機聽書啦。
      唔好讲嘢喇，俾心机听书啦。
      m4 hou2 gong2 je5 laa3, bei2 sam1 gei1 teng1 syu1 laa1.
      Stop talking, and pay attention in class.
  2. 動詞
    指一個​人​説​話​同事​實​不符​；​作大​；​或者​喺​度​講​廢​話
    to lie; to make an overstatement; to speak empty words
    • 你講嘢呀？我明明睇住你偷食咗件蛋糕。
      你讲嘢呀？我明明睇住你偷食咗件蛋糕。
      nei5 gong2 je5 aa4? ngo5 ming4 ming4 tai2 zyu6 nei5 tau1 sik6 zo2 gin6 daan6 gou1.
      You are lying! I saw you eating the cake with my own eyes.
    • 你做嘢做得咁慢仲話聽日就會搞掂晒？咪講嘢啦你！
      你做嘢做得咁慢仲话听日就会搞掂晒？咪讲嘢啦你！
      nei5 zou6 je5 zou6 dak1 gam3 maan6 zung6 waa6 ting1 jat6 zau6 wui5 gau2 dim6 saai3? mai2 gong2 je5 laa1 nei5.
      You say you can finish all the work tomorrow even though you're this slow? Don't overestimate your ability!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, verb-object
    to speak; to talk
    (syn.) 講事話, 話說話, 開腔, 講話, 言傳, 講事, 話話, 說話, 講水話, 沫話, 講閒話, 講說話, 言語, 呾話, 話事, 講嘢
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 說話 – 说话
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你唔好⋯⋯唔好噉同我讲嘢。
    你唔好⋯⋯唔好噉同我講嘢。
    nei5 m4 hou3 ⋯ ⋯ m4 hou3 gam2 tung4 ngo5 gong2 je5 。
    • You don't... you don't talk to me like that.
  2. Cantonese
    佢扮听唔到老细同佢讲嘢。
    佢扮聽唔到老細同佢講嘢。
    keoi5 baan3 ting1 m4 dou3 lou5 sai3 tung4 keoi5 gong2 je5 。
    • He pretended not to hear his boss.
  3. Cantonese
    虽然啲猩猩唔识开口讲嘢，但系佢哋可以用其他方法同人类沟通。
    雖然啲猩猩唔識開口講嘢，但係佢哋可以用其他方法同人類溝通。
    seoi1 jin4 di1 sing1 sing1 m4 sik1 hoi1 hau2 gong2 je5 ， daan6 hai6 keoi5 dei2 ho2 ji5 jung6 kei4 taa1 fong1 faat3 tung4 jan4 leoi6 kau1 tung1 。
    • Gorillas cannot use their lips and tongues to speak, but they can communicate with people in other ways.
  4. 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.
  5. Cantonese
    贝丝好钟意喺人哋讲嘢𠮶阵加把口落去。
    貝絲好鍾意喺人哋講嘢嗰陣加把口落去。
    bui3 si1 hou3 zung1 ji3 hai2 jan4 dei2 gong2 je5 go2 zan6 gaa1 baa2 hau2 lok6 heoi3 。
    • Beth has a strong habit of interrupting people while they are talking.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你知唔知埞呀？咁同我大佬讲嘢？
    你知唔知埞呀？咁同我大佬講嘢？
    nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 deng6 aa3? gam2 tung4 ngo5 daai6 lou2 gong2 je5?
    • Do you know your own place? How dare you talk to the boss with such tone?
  2. Cantonese
    头先同佢食饭，佢一轮嘴咁讲嘢仲要喺度窒头窒势，认真冇礼貌。
    頭先同佢食飯，佢一輪嘴咁講嘢仲要喺度窒頭窒勢，認真冇禮貌。
    tau4 sin1 tung4 keoi5 sik6 faan6, keoi5 jat1 leon2 zeoi2 gam2 gong2 je5 zung6 jiu3 hai2 dou6 zat6 tau4 zat6 sai3, jing2 zan1 mou5 lai5 maau6.
    • I was having lunch with him, and he kept bombarding me with sarcasm. How impolite he was!
  3. Cantonese
    你咁寸嘴，边有人想同你讲嘢。
    你咁寸嘴，邊有人想同你講嘢。
    nei5 gam3 cyun3 zeoi2, bin1 jau5 jan4 soeng2 tung4 nei5 gong2 je5.
    • Who would want to talk to you when you are so arrogant?
  4. Cantonese
    听佢讲嘢好辛苦，佢成日都口窒窒噉。
    聽佢講嘢好辛苦，佢成日都口窒窒噉。
    teng1 keoi5 gong2 je3 hou2 san1 fu2, keoi5 sing4 jat6 dou1 hau2 zat6 zat6 gam2.
    • 聽他説話很辛苦，他總是結結巴巴的。
    • It's so hard to be patient to her words as she always stutters.
  5. Cantonese
    讲嘢要顾及人哋感受。
    講嘢要顧及人哋感受。
    gong2 je5 jiu3 gu3 kap6 jan4 dei6 gam2 sau6.
    • You need to be considerate and think about other's feeling when you are talking.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    你讲嘢呀你。
    你講嘢呀你。
    nei5 gong2 je5 aa3 nei5.
    • Are you kidding me?