faan6 coek3飯桌饭桌
Jyutpingfaan6 coek3
Yalefaahn cheuk
Definition
Dining table; a table used for eating meals.
colloquialhomefood
How it's used
While 飯桌 is understood, native speakers frequently use the simpler term 檯 or 餐檯 to refer to the dining table. Using 飯桌 can sound slightly more formal or descriptive, often emphasizing the specific function of the furniture during mealtime rather than just its physical presence in the room.
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zoeng1張jēungExamples
The dining table is covered with dishes.
Can you help me clear the dining table?
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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.
