A few Cantonese questions
I have a few questions about Cantonese:

1.
What is the difference between 屋 and 屋企?
According to my dictionary, both are "house"... When should I use which one?

2.
What is the difference between
飲多啲茶！
and
重飲茶！
？

3.
What is the difference between
飲多一杯茶！
and
重飲一杯茶！
?

4.
喺北方佢哋講乜嘢話？
Does the 佢哋 here mean "one, people", rather than literally "they"? What I mean is, would the correct translation of this sentence be "What do people in the North speak?", "What does one speak in the North?", and NOT "What do THEY speak in the North?"?

Thanks!

Question

A few Cantonese questions
I have a few questions about Cantonese:

1.
What is the difference between 屋 and 屋企?
According to my dictionary, both are "house"... When should I use which one?

2.
What is the difference between
飲多啲茶！
and
重飲茶！
？

3.
What is the difference between
飲多一杯茶！
and
重飲一杯茶！
?

4.
喺北方佢哋講乜嘢話？
Does the 佢哋 here mean "one, people", rather than literally "they"? What I mean is, would the correct translation of this sentence be "What do people in the North speak?", "What does one speak in the North?", and NOT "What do THEY speak in the North?"?

Thanks!

Answer

1:we usually use 屋企
2:Sorry, i can't understand what is 重飲茶！ if you want to say drink more tea, we usually say 飲多啲茶！in Cantonese.
3:飲多一杯茶！and重飲一杯茶！are both means drink more a cup of tea. But sometimes we wil say 飲多一杯茶！ or nor 重飲一杯茶！
4:Your translations are all right,but 佢哋 is "they" in literally

(Sorry! I am poor in English, hoping you can understand:)

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