daai6 koi3大概
Jyutpingdaai6 koi3
Yaledaaih koi
Definition
Approximately; roughly; about.
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How it's used
Use this to express a rough estimation or a guess rather than a precise measurement. It often appears in questions when asking for a ballpark figure, or in statements to soften a claim that might not be perfectly accurate. It feels slightly more formal than using 大約, though they are interchangeable in most daily contexts.
Examples
It takes about ten minutes to walk here.
About what time will you get home?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean "probably" in the sense of a high-probability prediction, as it focuses more on numerical or spatial approximation. For expressing likelihood or probability, use 應該 or 可能 instead.
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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.
