41.2 The Question Words 乜嘢 mat1 je5 and 咩 me1 (‘what’) II
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When the question words 乜嘢 mat1 je5 and 咩 me1 (‘what’) are put after a verb, we can optionally add the classifier 啲 di1 before them if we expect the answer to be plural or uncountable.
| A: | 你想買乜嘢呀？ nei5 soeng2 maai5 mat1 je5 aa3? 你想買啲乜嘢呀？ nei5 soeng2 maai5 di1 mat1 je5 aa3? What do you want to buy? |
| B: | 我想買啲牛肉。 ngo5 soeng2 maai5 di1 ngau4 juk6. I want to buy some beef. |
| A: | 你今晚諗住煮咩呀？ nei5 gam1 maan5 nam2 zyu6 zyu2 me1 aa3? 你今晚諗住煮啲咩呀？ nei5 gam1 maan5 nam2 zyu6 zyu2 di1 me1 aa3? What do you plan to cook tonight? |
| B: | 我今晚諗住煮豉油雞同茄汁蝦。 ngo5 gam1 maan5 nam2 zyu6 zyu2 si6 jau4 gai1 tung4 ke2 zap1 haa1. I plan to cook Soy Sauce Chicken and Ketchup Shrimp. |