gaai1 lou6街路
Jyutpinggaai1 lou6
Yalegāai louh
Definition
Streets or roads.
colloquialplacestransport
How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical space of streets or roads rather than the abstract concept of a neighborhood or community. While understood by all speakers, it is often replaced by 街 or 馬路 in casual conversation depending on the context. Using this term can sometimes sound slightly more descriptive or old fashioned compared to the more common 街.
Measure word
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Related words
Common phrases
walking on the street
both sides of the street
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 街道, which is a more formal or written term for streets. In everyday speech, simply using 街 is almost always more natural than using 街路.
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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.
