確認
kok3 jing6
The Cantonese word for "confirm" is 確認 (kok3 jing6).
確認 is used to express the act of assuring someone or making a confirmation.
Meaning: to assure (verb)
Which one should you use?
While 確認 is a standard way to say confirm, you can also use 證實 to mean verify or confirm and 肯定 can be used to express confirmation in a formal way. In informal settings, if you want to say something is correct or simply say "yes", you should use 係.
How do you pronounce it?
kok3 jing6
Did you know?
- In digital communications like WhatsApp, Cantonese speakers might use the English word 'confirm' directly in a sentence, often written as 'confirm 咗' to mean 'has been confirmed'.
- To confirm something with a 'yes' in a question, Cantonese speakers often repeat the verb of the action rather than using a single word for 'confirm'.
- The character 確 in 確認 carries the sense of 'solid' or 'real', implying that the confirmation makes a vague idea become a tangible reality.
Examples in context
- 我想確認一下個位。ngo5 soeng2 kok3 jing6 jat1 haa6 go3 wai2.I want to confirm the seat.
Example conversation
Two colleagues are discussing a project deadline.
- 子健 Tsz Kin嘉欣，我想確認下個期限係星期五。ga1 han1, ngo5 soeng2 kok3 jun3 ha6 go3 kei4 sin4 hai6 sing1 kei3 ng5.Ka hei, I want to confirm that the deadline is Friday.
- 嘉欣 Ka Yan係啊，子健，冇錯。hai6 aa3, zi2 gin6, mou4 co3.Yes, Zi gin, that's correct.
- 子健 Tsz Kin咁我而家就開始做。gam2 ngo5 ji4 gaa3 zau6 koi1 ci2 zou6.Then I will start working on it now.
- 嘉欣 Ka Yan好，麻煩你喇。hou2, maa4 faan4 nei5 laa3.Great, thanks for your help.
