hai2 bin1 dou6喺邊度喺边度
Jyutpinghai2 bin1 dou6
Yalehái bīn douh
Definition
Where; at what place.
colloquialcommunicationplaces
How it's used
This phrase is the standard way to ask about location in spoken Cantonese. It combines the preposition 喺 with the interrogative 邊度. You can often drop the 度 to just say 喺邊, which sounds slightly more casual and punchy.
Examples
Where are you right now?
I do not know where he works.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse 喺邊度 with 邊度, but 喺邊度 specifically asks for a location where someone or something is situated, whereas 邊度 can also mean 'where' in the sense of 'which place' as an object.
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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.
