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In fact, in cantonese to say no you would just add negation to ‘yes’. hai/mh hai ‘Hai’ is basically used as yes but it’s actually the verb to be, so essential
by bobthepanda 4y ago
In fact, in cantonese to say no you would just add negation to ‘yes’.
hai/mh hai
‘Hai’ is basically used as yes but it’s actually the verb to be, so essentially yes is more like ‘{subject} is’.
- SeanLuke 4y agoSure but it's not just haih. For example, if I were to ask you if you have any snakes, in english, you'd say "no". But in Cantonese you'd say "mouh" (effectively mh yauh: "don't have" or "without").
- bobthepanda 4y agoOh okay, I think I get it now. (It's weird to think about grammar sometimes in a language you just grow up with.)