hoeng2 dou6響度响度
Jyutpinghoeng2 dou6
Yalehéung douh
Definition
Here; at this place.
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How it's used
This is the standard colloquial way to express location at a specific place. It is a contraction of 喺度, where 喺 acts as the preposition 'at' and 度 acts as the location marker 'place'. You will frequently hear it used to indicate someone's current presence or activity.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 響, which is a verb meaning 'to sound' or 'to ring'. Ensure you include the 度 to clearly mark the location, otherwise the sentence will sound like you are talking about a noise.
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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.
