gaau1 zi2 doi2膠紙袋胶纸袋
Jyutpinggaau1 zi2 doi2
Yalegāau jí dói
Definition
Plastic bag
colloquialshoppingdaily actions
How it's used
While 膠紙袋 is understood, most locals simply use 膠袋 to refer to plastic bags in daily life. The term 膠紙袋 is slightly more specific and can sometimes imply a bag made of a thinner, crinkly plastic material similar to adhesive tape or thin film. Using 膠袋 is safer and more natural in almost every shopping context.
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Do you have any plastic bags left?
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Common mistake
Learners often overcomplicate the term by adding 膠紙, which actually means adhesive tape. If you want to ask for a bag at a store, just say 膠袋.
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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.
