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聽

teng1

listen

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Usage

The verb '聽' means 'to listen' or 'to hear'.
It can be used for focusing on sounds, music, or other people's words.
In Cantonese, '聽' can be followed by an object, which is what you are listening to.
It can be used in imperative sentences to ask someone to listen.
It is often combined with particles like 唔 to form negations like '唔聽' (not listening).

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Examples

你聽我講。
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nei5 teng1 ngo5 gong2.
Listen to me.
我鍾意聽音樂。
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ngo5 zung1 ji3 teng1 jam1 ngok6.
I like listening to music.
佢有聽廣播。
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keoi5 jau5 teng1 gwong2 bo3.
He has listened to the radio.
小心聽，老師講緊緊要嘅嘢。
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siu2 sam1 teng1, lou5 si1 gong2 gan2 gan2 jiu3 ge3 je5.
Listen carefully, the teacher is saying something important.

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