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.