how to say 'think' and 'sick'

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matt

how to say 'think' and 'sick'

Post by matt »

How do you say 'to get sick' because i know 'serng foong' is to catch a cold. and to think... how would you put sick + think together, such as "i think i'm getting sick" or in other words, "i think i'm catching a sickness"
Terence

Re: how to say 'think' and 'sick'

Post by Terence »

想病, 作病, uncomfortable feeling makes you think you are getting sick
MD

Re: how to say 'think' and 'sick'

Post by MD »

Hey, you wanted to know how to say getting sick in cantonese?
here's some example, hope it might help you out.

"ngo lum ngo yau ban" is mean I think I am sick.

"nog lum ngo yau" +

"Fa Shao" fever.
"Seung Feng" running nose
"Gam Mo" catch a cold
"To Tung" stomachache
"Tau Tung" headache

"ngo lum nog fa shao" I think I am having fever.
hkger

Re: how to say 'think' and 'sick'

Post by hkger »

If you wish to say "I think I am having fever", then it should be
"Ngo Lum Ngo Yau FAT SIU"
>> "Fa Shao" is more in mandarin, not cantonese.
mun

Re: how to say 'think' and 'sick'

Post by mun »

although you are very close to the real pronounciaton and I appreciate your help for others but,

to have a fever is to say:

"Ngo Lum Ngo Yau fart siu"...

this pronounciation ^ is better because westerners will pronounce "FAT" if they use your sugestion.

and saying "fart" is closer to the pronounciation.
...

Re: how to say 'think' and 'sick'

Post by ... »

>Author: Terence (---.hkcable.com.hk)
>Date: 10-10-03 14:51

>想病, 作病, uncomfortable feeling makes you think you are getting sick

searng oww, searng oww (feel like want to vomit)??
Terence

Re: how to say 'think' and 'sick'

Post by Terence »

yes,

soeng2 au2 想嘔
hhoe

Re: how to say 'think' and 'sick'

Post by hhoe »

I think "I think" in English is "我覺得 ngo5 gok3 dak1" in Cantonese, instead of translating the meaning of "I think" directly from English.

e.g. I think he is very good. ----> ngo5 gok3 dak1 keui5 hou2 hou2.我覺得呇n好。

NOT "ngo5 lam2 keui5 hou2 hou2"

I would say 我覺得唔舒服 ngo5 gok3 dak1 m4 syu1 fuk6 for "I think I'm catching sickness".
Mirror

Re: how to say 'think' and 'sick'

Post by Mirror »

Wow. How about simply :
want 想 'cern' -- it's kind of hoping
think 唸 'lum' -- meditate
And you always put a "o左 gor" after any verb indicating that it's done:
我唸我病o左 -- I believe I got sick.
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Re: how to say 'think' and 'sick'

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