<p>It totally make sense to <em>say</em> 我个心 colloquially in spoken Cantonese.<br>
我的心 is used in Mandarian or formal written Chinese.</p>

<p>Moreover, 个 in 我个心 is not really used as a quantifier in 我个心<br>
个 in 我有一个心 can be used as a quantifier, but it's not a common usage, every one has one heart.  </p>

<p>个 in 我个心 here, is the same as 's in "I's" or My in English<br>
so both <em>我个</em> 心(Cantonese) or <em>我的</em> 心(written/Mandarin) mean <em>my</em> heart</p>

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wada
<p>我个心 does not make sense. I guess you're confusing 个 with 嘅.</p>

<p>我<strong>嘅</strong>广东话讲得好唔好 => 我<strong>的</strong>广东话说得好不好</p>

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<p><strong>个(quantifier) pattern：number + 个 + noun</strong></p>

<p>examples：一个人，六个核桃</p>

<p>when used without a number it normally just mean one：</p>

<p>我有个朋友 => 我有<strong>一</strong>个朋友</p>

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<p><strong>的(particle) pattern：noun/pronoun + 的 + noun</strong></p>

<p>examples: 我的心，我喜欢的人，聪明的孩子</p>

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我個心 is used in Cantonese... How does it not make sense?
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user22720
<p>个 is the simplified version of the traditional character 個.</p>

<p>個 is a classifier for many objects including 心 in Cantonese.  '</p>

<p>Example: 你個頭，佢個胃，我個肺 (your head, his brain, my lungs)</p>

<p>The Cantonese phrase 呢<strong>個</strong>心 (this heart) in Mandarin would be 這<strong>顆</strong>心</p>

<p>The Cantonese phrase 我(呢)<strong>個</strong>心 (this heart of mine) in Mandarin would be 我這<strong>顆</strong>心</p>

<p>The Mandarin 我<strong>的</strong>心 in Cantonese would be 我<strong>嘅</strong>心</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>Does it make sense to say 我个心? I suppose its meant to be 我的心. I still cannot distinguish when to use it. Maybe it to do with the fact that I am a Cantonese speaker? </p>

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Difference between 的 and 个
# Difference between 的 and 个

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-09-09)

Does it make sense to say 我个心? I suppose its meant to be 我的心. I still cannot distinguish when to use it. Maybe it to do with the fact that I am a Cantonese speaker?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-09-24. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

It totally make sense to *say* 我个心 colloquially in spoken Cantonese.  
我的心 is used in Mandarian or formal written Chinese.

Moreover, 个 in 我个心 is not really used as a quantifier in 我个心  
个 in 我有一个心 can be used as a quantifier, but it's not a common usage, every one has one heart.

个 in 我个心 here, is the same as 's in "I's" or My in English  
so both *我个* 心(Cantonese) or *我的* 心(written/Mandarin) mean *my* heart


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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-09-09. Score: 2

我个心 does not make sense. I guess you're confusing 个 with 嘅.

我**嘅**广东话讲得好唔好 => 我**的**广东话说得好不好

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**个(quantifier) pattern：number + 个 + noun**

examples：一个人，六个核桃

when used without a number it normally just mean one：

我有个朋友 => 我有**一**个朋友

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**的(particle) pattern：noun/pronoun + 的 + noun**

examples: 我的心，我喜欢的人，聪明的孩子

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: 我個心 is used in Cantonese... How does it not make sense?  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2019-09-09. Score: 2

个 is the simplified version of the traditional character 個.

個 is a classifier for many objects including 心 in Cantonese. '

Example: 你個頭，佢個胃，我個肺 (your head, his brain, my lungs)

The Cantonese phrase 呢**個**心 (this heart) in Mandarin would be 這**顆**心

The Cantonese phrase 我(呢)**個**心 (this heart of mine) in Mandarin would be 我這**顆**心

The Mandarin 我**的**心 in Cantonese would be 我**嘅**心


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