為wai4甚sam6麼mo1

English

1. why
2. why

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 點解；對一樣嘢嘅原因表示疑問

Examples

• 點解你唔返學？

  為什麼你不去學校？ (wai6 sam6 mo1 nei5 bat1 heoi3 hok6 haau6.)

  Why don't you go to school?

• 你為甚麼不聽？

  Why aren't you listening?

  Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

• 那為甚麼不好？

  Why isn't that good?

  Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

• 你為甚麼不抱我？

  Why don't you hug me?

  Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

• 她為甚麼要說謊？

  Why would she lie?

  Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

• 你為甚麼不鎖門？

  Why didn't you lock the door?

  Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

• 她為甚麼問了你？

  Why did she ask you?

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

• 十萬個為什麼 (sap6 maan6 go3 wai6 sam6 mo1)

  One Hundred Thousand Whys