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Yue Chinese personal pronouns are essential to learn if you want to have basic conversations in this language. In this lesson, we will go over the personal pronouns in Yue Chinese.

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Subject Pronouns

Subject pronouns are the pronouns used for the subject of the sentence. The subject of the sentence is the person or thing doing the action. Let's take a look at the personal subject pronouns in Yue Chinese:

Yue Chinese	Pronunciation	English
我	ngoh5	I, me
你	nei5	you (singular)
佢	keoi5	he, him, she, her
我哋	ngoh5 dei6	we, us
你哋	nei5 dei6	you (plural)
佢哋	keoi5 dei6	they, them

Note that the third-person pronoun 佢 (keoi5) can be used for both he and she. To indicate gender, you can add the suffix 子 (zi2) to 佢 (he) to form 佢子 (keoi5 zi2) for "he" or add the suffix 姐 (ze2) to 佢 (she) to form 佢姐 (keoi5 ze2) for "she".

Object Pronouns

Object pronouns are the pronouns used for the object of the sentence. The object of the sentence is the person or thing receiving the action. Let's take a look at the personal object pronouns in Yue Chinese:

Yue Chinese	Pronunciation	English
我	ngoh5	me
你	nei5	you (singular)
佢	keoi5	him, her
我哋	ngoh5 dei6	us
你哋	nei5 dei6	you (plural)
佢哋	keoi5 dei6	them

Note that the same third-person pronoun 佢 (keoi5) is used for both him and her.

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns are used to indicate possession or belonging. Let's take a look at the possessive pronouns in Yue Chinese:

Yue Chinese	Pronunciation	English
我嘅	ngoh5 ge3	my, mine
你嘅	nei5 ge3	your, yours (singular)
佢嘅	keoi5 ge3	his, her, hers
我哋嘅	ngoh5 dei6 ge3	our, ours
你哋嘅	nei5 dei6 ge3	your, yours (plural)
佢哋嘅	keoi5 dei6 ge3	their, theirs

Note that 嘅 (ge3) is the particle used to form possessive pronouns.

Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns are used to indicate that the subject and object of the sentence are the same person or thing. Let's take a look at the reflexive pronoun in Yue Chinese:

Yue Chinese	Pronunciation	English
自己	zi6 gei2	oneself

Emphatic Pronouns

Emphatic pronouns are used to emphasize the subject or object of the sentence. Let's take a look at the emphatic pronouns in Yue Chinese:

Yue Chinese	Pronunciation	English
我自己	ngoh5 zi6 gei2	myself
你自己	nei5 zi6 gei2	yourself
佢自己	keoi5 zi6 gei2	himself, herself
我哋自己	ngoh5 dei6 zi6 gei2	ourselves
你哋自己	nei5 dei6 zi6 gei2	yourselves
佢哋自己	keoi5 dei6 zi6 gei2	themselves

Note that 自己 (zi6 gei2) can be added after the pronoun to form the emphatic pronouns.

Summary

In this lesson, we have gone over the personal pronouns in Yue Chinese, including subject pronouns, object pronouns, possessive pronouns, reflexive pronouns, and emphatic pronouns. These pronouns are essential to learn if you want to have basic conversations in the language. Remember to practice using them in context to get used to their usage.

Table of Contents - Yue Chinese Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Greetings and Introductions

• Basic Greetings
• Introducing Yourself

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Basic Sentence Structure

• Subject-Verb-Object
• Questions and Negations

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Numbers and Time

• Numbers 1-100
• Telling Time

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Pronouns and Possessives

• Personal Pronouns
• Possessive Pronouns

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Family and Relationships

• Family Members
• Relationships

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Adjectives and Adverbs

• Describing People and Things
• Describing Actions

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Food and Dining

• Common Foods
• Eating Out

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Prepositions and Conjunctions

• Location and Direction
• Connecting Ideas

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Travel and Transportation

• Modes of Transportation
• Travel Essentials

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Verb Tenses and Aspects

• Present Tense
• Past Tense

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Yue Chinese Customs and Traditions

• Festivals and Holidays
• Etiquette and Manners

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Shopping and Services

• At the Market
• Public Services

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Comparatives and Superlatives

• Making Comparisons
• Expressing the Best and the Worst

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Yue Chinese Art and Literature

• Traditional Art Forms
• Famous Yue Chinese Literature

Other Lessons

• Negation
• Conjunctions
• 0 to A1 Course
• Possessive Pronouns
• Comprehensive Review
• Hello and Goodbye
• Past Tense
• Present Tense
• Particles
• Adverbs