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Cantonese · 28 September 2026 · Pronouns and Possessives

你

nei5Jyutping

you (singular)

pronoun

The standard second-person singular pronoun used in everyday communication to address a single interlocutor.

In a sentence

你副眼鏡放咗喺部電腦隔壁,行路望吓地下、唔好再撞親呀。

nei5 fu3 ngaan5 geng2 fong3 zo2 hai2 bou6 din6 nou5 gaak3 bik1, hang4 lou6 mong6 haa5 dei6 haa6、m4 hou2 zoi3 zong6 can1 aa3.

Your glasses are right next to the computer; watch the ground when you walk and don't bump into things again.

The Cantonese word 你, illustrated
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