粵

嗰go2啲di1嘢je5

go2 di1 je5g5? dī yě

English

  1. those things
  2. (euphemism) ghosts; literally: those things

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 鬼嘅委婉語

Examples

  • 佢話佢喺酒店見到嗰啲嘢。

    She said she saw ghosts in the hotel.

  • 你琴日買嗰啲嘢,可唔可以比我睇下呀?

    Will you show me what you bought yesterday?

    Tatoeba · dngzz1 CC BY

  • 我都知你覺得你明你覺得我講咗嗰啲嘢,但係我唔係好肯定你真係知道你聽到嘅嘢唔係我想講嘅嘢。

    I know you think you understood what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realized that what you heard is not what I meant.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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