仲有/仲要

And Also

Level 3Sounds Like zung6 jau5 / zung6 jiu3

仲有 (zung6 jau5) and 仲要 (zung6 jiu3) are additive markers. 仲有 is used for adding items to a list or indicating remaining time/quantity. 仲要 is used for adding extra tasks or emphasizing an escalating situation (often a negative one).

How It Works

These two patterns are essential for building complex sentences and adding information naturally.

1. 仲有 (zung6 jau5): Adding Items or Remaining Quantity
Literally 'still have', this is used in two main ways:

  • Adding Items: As a conjunction to add nouns to a list or as a discourse marker to introduce an afterthought ('And another thing...').
  • Remaining Quantity: To state that time or items are still left, e.g., 仲有五蚊 (zung6 jau5 ng5 man1) 'There is still five dollars left'.

2. 仲要 (zung6 jiu3): Adding Tasks or Escalation
Literally 'still need/want', this adds a sense of escalation or 'piling on'.

  • Adding an action: When one task is already required, and another is added on top. It often implies a sense of burden.
  • Escalation/Intensity: When used before an adjective or a clause, it often implies 'to make matters worse' or 'on top of everything else'. While 仲 (zung6) alone is a neutral 'even more', 仲要 (zung6 jiu3) suggests a more dramatic or burdensome escalation.

Note on Characters: You may see the character 重 (zung6) used instead of 仲. In Cantonese, 仲 is a common phonetic substitute used to distinguish this 'still/also' meaning from the 'heavy' meaning of 重.

Examples (5)

  1. 我買咗蘋果、橙，仲有幾隻香蕉。

    I bought apples, oranges, and also a few bananas.

    Word by Word: I buy [perfective] apple, orange, still have a-few [classifier] banana.

    Here, 仲有 is used to add a final item to a list of nouns.

  2. 仲有十分鐘就開場喇。

    There are still ten minutes left before the show starts.

    Word by Word: Still have ten minute then open-show [particle].

    仲有 is used here to indicate remaining time.

  3. 我要煮飯，仲要洗埋碗。

    I have to cook, and on top of that, I also have to wash the dishes.

    Word by Word: I need cook rice, still need wash [completive] bowl.

    Using 仲要 adds a second task, often implying an extra burden or requirement.

  4. 出面落大雨，仲要冇帶遮添！

    It's raining hard outside, and to make matters worse, I didn't bring an umbrella!

    Word by Word: Outside fall big rain, still need not-have bring umbrella [particle]!

    When used with a negative situation, 仲要 emphasizes escalation—like saying 'on top of all that' or 'to make matters worse'.

  5. 仲有呀，聽日唔好遲到。

    And one more thing, don't be late tomorrow.

    Word by Word: Still have [particle], tomorrow not good late arrive.

    仲有 is frequently used as a discourse marker to introduce an afterthought or a final reminder.

Common Mistakes

  • Using 仲有 to add a verb/action.

    我聽日要去買嘢，仲有去睇醫生。
    我聽日要去買嘢，仲要去睇醫生。

    To add an action, 仲要 (zung6 jiu3) or just 仲 (zung6) is the usual choice. 仲有 mostly adds nouns or opens a new clause.

  • Confusing 仲要 with the adjective 'important'.

    呢件事好仲要。
    呢件事好重要。

    Although they are homophones (both pronounced zung6 jiu3), 'important' is written as 重要, while the additive 'also need' is written as 仲要.

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仲有/仲要Level 3And Also

Learn This First

To understand '仲有' and '仲要', you need to know the basic verbs '有' (to have) and '要' (to need/want). You also need to be familiar with the adverb '仲' (zung6), which adds the meaning of 'still', 'also', or 'furthermore' to these verbs to create additive conjunctions.

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