kwaang3 gaai1逛街
Jyutpingkwaang3 gaai1
Yalekwaang gāai
Definition
To go shopping, window-shopping, or strolling along the streets.
colloquialshoppingdaily actions
How it's used
Native speakers almost exclusively use 行街 instead of 逛街 in daily conversation. While 逛街 is understood, it sounds like a literary or Mandarin loanword that feels out of place in casual Cantonese. Using 行街 makes your speech sound much more natural and authentic.
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Common mistake
Learners often use 逛街 because they see it in textbooks, but it can sound stiff or overly formal. Stick to 行街 for all casual situations involving walking around shops or malls.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
