一jat1係hai6

English

1. (conjunction) neither; either or also; or, used when you want to make a suggestion, similar to the meaning of "what about…?"
2. (a word frequently used when making suggestions) how about; what about; why not
3. either...or
4. "how about…"

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 俾提議嗰陣成日會用嘅詞
2. 連接兩個選項，而兩個選項當中必須選擇其中一個；用喺選項前面

Examples

• 一係食壽司喇。

  How about eating sushi?

• 你一係聽日再嚟過啦。

  Why not come again tomorrow?

• 一係你錯，一係佢錯。

  Either you or he is wrong.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 你一係就死，一係就投降。

  Either you die or surrender.

• 一係阿Tom講大話，一係Mary講大話。

  Either Tom is lying or Mary is lying.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 阿Steve返過嘅工一係悶，一係人工低，一係又悶人工又低。

  All of Steve's jobs were boring or not well-paid or both.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 是但攞兩塊唔同嘅平面，佢哋一係彼此成平行、一係就會係某條線嗰度相交。

  Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

• 所以，而家用緊嘅鐵路線係喺唔同時間同唔同原因下作出嘅一系列決定嘅產物。

  Tatoeba CC BY