jiu1 joek3邀約邀约
Jyutpingjiu1 joek3
Yaleyīu yeuk
Definition
To invite someone, usually specifying a time and place.
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How it's used
While technically meaning to invite, this term carries a more formal or deliberate nuance than the everyday word 約. It often implies a specific plan or a slightly more serious intent, such as a formal date or a planned meeting, rather than a casual hang out.
Examples
He invited me to go for dim sum tomorrow.
When did you invite her to go to the movies?
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Common mistake
Learners often use this in casual settings where it sounds overly stiff or literary. For everyday social invitations, native speakers almost always prefer using 約 or 約埋 instead.
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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.
