gei2 gam2幾咁几咁
Jyutpinggei2 gam2
Yalegéi gám
Definition
How; so; used to express a strong feeling about the extent of a description.
colloquialdescriptionsemotion
How it's used
Functions as an intensifier that emphasizes the degree of an adjective or state, often carrying an emotive or rhetorical tone. It is frequently used in exclamatory sentences to express admiration, frustration, or disbelief. Unlike standard intensifiers, it highlights the speaker's subjective assessment of a situation.
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Common mistake
Avoid using it as a direct translation of the English 'how' in questions like 'How are you?', which should be '你點呀?'. It is strictly for emphasizing the extent of a quality rather than asking for a method or state.
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Grammar guides
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