返嚟

返嚟

1. (Cantonese) to come back

   仔仔咁夜都未返嚟，我有啲擔心。
   仔仔咁夜都未返嚟，我有啲担心。

   zai^2-4 zai² gam³ je⁶ dou¹ mei⁶ faan¹ lai⁴ , ngo⁵ jau⁵ di¹ daam¹ sam¹.

   It's so late at night, and my son hasn't come back yet. I'm a bit worried.

2. (Cantonese, after another verb) (to come or bring) back (towards the speaker, by means of the other verb)

   隻牛行緊返嚟。
   只牛行紧返嚟。

   zek³ ngau⁴ haang⁴ gan² faan¹ lai⁴ .

   The cow is walking back .

   我姨婆喺大陸拎咗啲零食返嚟送畀我哋。
   我姨婆喺大陆拎咗啲零食返嚟送畀我哋。

   ngo⁵ ji⁴ po⁴ hai² daai⁶ luk⁶ ling¹ zo² di¹ ling⁴ sik⁶ faan¹ lai⁴ sung³ bei² ngo⁵ dei⁶.

   My great-aunt brought some snacks back from Mainland China as a gift to us.

   細佬帶咗佢個女朋友返嚟。
   细佬带咗佢个女朋友返嚟。

   sai³ lou² daai³ zo² keoi⁵ go³ neoi⁵ pang⁴ jau⁵ faan¹ lai⁴ .

   My younger brother brought his girlfriend back .

3. (Cantonese, after another verb) to obtain; to gain (by means of the other verb)

   琴日發現呢個教授個學位原來係呃返嚟㗎。
   琴日发现呢个教授个学位原来系呃返嚟㗎。

   kam⁴ jat⁶ faat³ jin⁶ ni¹ go³ gaau³ sau⁶ go³ hok⁶ wai^6-2 jyun⁴ loi⁴ hai⁶ ngaak¹ faan¹ lai⁴ gaa³.

   Yesterday, they found out that this professor got his degree fraudulently.

   我啲中文喺電視劇學返嚟㗎。
   我啲中文喺电视剧学返嚟㗎。

   ngo⁵ di¹ zung¹ man^4-2 hai² din⁶ si⁶ kek⁶ hok⁶ faan¹ lai⁴ gaa³.

   I learned my Chinese from TV dramas.

   你喺邊度聽返嚟㗎？
   你喺边度听返嚟㗎？

   nei⁵ hai² bin¹ dou⁶ teng¹ faan¹ lai⁴ gaa³?

   Where did you hear that?