do1 wai2多位
Jyutpingdo1 wai2
Yaledō wái
Definition
Extra space or seats; additional capacity.
colloquialplacesdaily actions
How it's used
Refers specifically to physical room or seating capacity rather than abstract quantity. It is frequently used in social settings like restaurants or public transport when asking someone to shift over to create room for another person.
Examples
Is there any extra space here?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 多啲, which means 'more' in terms of quantity or frequency. Using 多位 to mean 'more' in a general sense is grammatically incorrect.
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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.
