dim2 coi3點菜点菜
Jyutpingdim2 coi3
Yaledím choi
Definition
To order food or dishes in a restaurant.
colloquialfooddaily actions
How it's used
Focus on the act of selecting specific items from a menu rather than just the general process of eating. While it is common to hear people say 叫嘢食 for ordering food in general, 點菜 is specifically used when looking at a menu to choose individual dishes for a table to share.
Examples
We have sat down, can we order now?
You help order the dishes, I do not know what is good to eat.
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Common mistake
Avoid using 點菜 for ordering fast food or single items like a coffee or a sandwich, as it implies selecting multiple dishes for a meal. For simple orders, use 叫嘢食 or 落單 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.
