先好
sin1 hou2xiān hǎoinferred
English
- describing a condition, i.e. only if, able to ... only if
- it would be best if
- had better
- to describe some action that is considered proper
粵語 — Cantonese
- 滿足前句嘅條件,再做後句所講嘅嘢
- 描述理想狀況
- 強烈建議、指令
- 形容某樣嘢係正確嘅做法
Examples
你頭先好危險呀
You were in danger.
Tatoeba · bearyung CC BY
綠燈先好過馬路。
Only cross the street on the green light.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
我嗰陣時唔知點做先好。
I didn't know what to do then.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
敲咗門先好走入間房度。
Knock on the door before entering the room.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
會唔會好耐先好得返㗎?
Will it take long to recover?
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
等到綠燈先好過馬路呀。
Wait for the green signal before starting to cross.
Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY
你係至好講。
Only make the claim if you can follow through with it.
至好唔洗做。
I wish I didn't have to work.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk