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Cantonese · 8 September 2026 · Pronouns and Possessives

我

ngo5Jyutping

I / me

pronoun

The standard first-person singular pronoun used across all registers of spoken Cantonese.

In a sentence

我下個月正式遞信跳槽,費事喺呢度日日同班高層開會挨訓。

ngo5 haa6 go3 jyut6 zing3 sik1 dai6 seon3 tiu2 cou4, fai3 si6 hai2 ni1 dou6 jat1 jat6 tung4 baan1 gou1 cang4 hoi1 wui5 aai1 fan3.

I am formally handing in my resignation to jump ship next month; I can't be bothered to stand here getting lectured during meetings with the executives every day.