hau6 gei1 sat1候機室候机室
Jyutpinghau6 gei1 sat1
Yalehauh gēi sāt
Definition
Departure lounge; airport waiting area for passengers who have cleared customs and are waiting to board.
neutraltransportplaces
How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal signage or official airport announcements. In casual conversation, people often simply refer to the area as 閘口 or the gate area, as the specific term for the lounge is quite long and technical.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
We are waiting in the departure lounge to board the plane.
Do you know which departure lounge is near our gate?
Related words
Common phrases
go to the departure lounge
find the departure lounge
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 候機大堂, which refers to the larger public waiting area before security, whereas 候機室 is specifically the area inside the restricted zone.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
