<p>而家 = 現在</p>
<p>做嘢 = 做事/工作</p>
<p>做成 = 做成/做得</p>
<p>點 = 怎樣</p>
<p>&quot;而家做嘢做成點?&quot; (how is work going?) in Mandarin is &quot;現在工作做得怎樣?&quot;</p>
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<p>做嘢 or 做事 in Cantonese can mean either 'doing things' or &quot;working a job&quot;.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>'做嘢' in '去做嘢' (go do things)  refers to &quot;<strong>do things</strong> / <strong>work on things</strong>&quot;</p>
</li>
<li><p>'做嘢' in '而家做嘢做成點' (how's work going now?)  mostly refers to &quot;<strong>work in job</strong>&quot;</p>
</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p><em>'去做嘢' in Mandarin is '去做事' or '去幹活'</em></p>

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thanks so much! you're the best. :) the key part was understanding how to translate 做成點 into mandarin. wasn't sure you could use 做成 in mandarin as well, as it seemed like cantonese slang. thanks again!
Crashalot
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so can you generalize 成點. to 成怎樣? for instance, would it be normal mandarin to translate 跑成點 in cantonese to 跑成怎樣 in mandarin?
Crashalot
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Yes. You can say 跑成怎樣 or 跑得怎樣 in Mandarin , but you cannot replace 跑成點 with 跑得點 in Cantonese
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<p>In Cantonese, you often hear people say this phrase 你而家做嘢做成點.</p>

<p>What would the Mandarin equivalent be for this phrase?</p>

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Mandarin equivalent to 而家做嘢做成點?
# Mandarin equivalent to 而家做嘢做成點?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-19)

In Cantonese, you often hear people say this phrase 你而家做嘢做成點.

What would the Mandarin equivalent be for this phrase?

**Tags:** mandarin, cantonese

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-09-19. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

而家 = 現在

做嘢 = 做事/工作

做成 = 做成/做得

點 = 怎樣

"而家做嘢做成點?" (how is work going?) in Mandarin is "現在工作做得怎樣?"

> 做嘢 or 做事 in Cantonese can mean either 'doing things' or "working a job".
>
> * '做嘢' in '去做嘢' (go do things) refers to "**do things** / **work on things**"
> * '做嘢' in '而家做嘢做成點' (how's work going now?) mostly refers to "**work in job**"

*'去做嘢' in Mandarin is '去做事' or '去幹活'*

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: thanks so much! you're the best. :) the key part was understanding how to translate 做成點 into mandarin. wasn't sure you could use 做成 in mandarin as well, as it seemed like cantonese slang. thanks again!  
> **username_0**: so can you generalize 成點. to 成怎樣? for instance, would it be normal mandarin to translate 跑成點 in cantonese to 跑成怎樣 in mandarin?  
> **username_1**: Yes. You can say 跑成怎樣 or 跑得怎樣 in Mandarin , but you cannot replace 跑成點 with 跑得點 in Cantonese  

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