daa2 ziu1 fu1打招呼

Jyutpingdaa2 ziu1 fu1

Yaledá jīu fū

動詞Common

Definition

To greet someone; to say hello to someone with words or gestures.

colloquialcommunicationdaily actions

How it's used

Often implies a brief or casual acknowledgment rather than a formal conversation. It is frequently used with the measure word 個 to form the phrase 打個招呼, which softens the tone and makes the action sound more spontaneous. It covers both verbal greetings and non-verbal gestures like nodding or waving.

Examples

nei5你gin3見dou2到keoi5佢go2嗰zan6陣，gei3記dak1得daa2打go3個ziu1招fu1呼aa4呀。

Remember to say hello when you see him.

keoi5佢hou2好ci5似m4唔jing6認dak1得ngo5我，mou5冇tung4同ngo5我daa2打ziu1招fu1呼。

He didn't seem to recognize me and didn't greet me.

Common phrases

daa2打go3個ziu1招fu1呼

to say a quick hello

Common mistake

Learners sometimes mistake this for a noun meaning 'a greeting', but it is strictly a verb phrase. You must use it with a subject and often an object, or use the structure 打個招呼 to turn the action into a discrete event.