daai6 gaa1 hou2大家好
Jyutpingdaai6 gaa1 hou2
Yaledaaih gā hóu
Definition
Hello everyone; hi everybody.
colloquialcommunicationpeople
How it's used
Used primarily as a formal or semi-formal opening when addressing a group of people, such as at the start of a presentation, a meeting, or a speech. While it is standard, it can sound slightly stiff or distant if used among close friends in a casual setting where a simple hello or hi is more natural. It functions as a collective address and is almost always the first thing said when taking the floor.
Examples
Hi everyone, today we need to discuss this issue.
Hi everyone, have you all eaten yet?
Related words
Common phrases
Hello everyone, welcome everyone
Common mistake
Learners often use it to greet a single person, but it is strictly for addressing a group. If you are talking to one person, use 你好 instead.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
