caan1 teng1餐廳餐厅
Jyutpingcaan1 teng1
Yalechāan tēng
Definition
Restaurant; an eatery serving prepared food with tables and seating for customers.
Example
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How it's used
While 餐廳 is the standard term for a restaurant, locals often use 舖頭 or 食肆 to refer to eateries in general. For casual dining spots like tea cafes, people frequently use 茶餐廳 instead. It is common to specify the type of cuisine before the word, such as 日本餐廳 or 西餐廳.
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The food at this restaurant is really good value.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
