2.9 The Question Word 邊個 bin1 go3 (‘who’) I
The question word 邊個 bin1 go3 is similar to who in English. We can use 邊個 bin1 go3 to form a question that elicits someone’s identity as the answer.
A:
佢係邊個嚟㗎？
keoi5 hai6 bin1 go3 lai4 gaa3?
Who is he / she?
B:
我佢係我同學嚟嘅。
keoi5 hai6 ngo5 tung4 hok6 lai4 ge3.
He / she is my classmate.
A:
呢兩個人係邊個嚟㗎？
ni1 loeng5 go3 jan4 hai6 bin1 go3 lai4 gaa3?
Who are these two people?
B:
呢兩個人係我啲同事嚟嘅。
ni1 loeng5 go3 jan4 hai6 ngo5 di1 tung4 si6 lai4 ge3.
These two people are my colleagues.