hai2 go2 syu3喺嗰處喺嗰处
Jyutpinghai2 go2 syu3
Yalehái gó syu
Definition
Over there; at that place.
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How it's used
This phrase is a contraction of 喺嗰個地方, which is the standard way to point to a location in spoken Cantonese. It is often shortened even further to 喺嗰度 in casual speech, which is slightly more common than 喺嗰處. Using 喺嗰處 can sound a tiny bit more precise or emphatic when you are pointing to a specific spot.
Examples
Do you live over there?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse 喺嗰處 with 嗰度, which is the noun phrase for that place. Remember that 喺 is the preposition meaning at, so you need it to indicate location, whereas 嗰度 can function as the object of a sentence.
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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.
