ABSTRACT

Wh-questions involve the ‘wh-words’ who, what, where, and so on. Their Cantonese equivalents are mostly based on the interrogative forms bīn 邊, géi 幾 and dím 點: bīn 邊…? which …? géi 幾…? how …? dím (yéung) 點(樣) how? mātyéh 乜嘢 what? bīngo 邊個 who? géisìh 幾時 when? dímgáai 點解 why? jouh mātyéh 做乜嘢 why? bīndouh 邊度 where? géi dō 幾多 how many?