lai5 mat6禮物礼物
Jyutpinglai5 mat6
Yaleláih maht
Definition
Gift or present; an item given to someone.
colloquialpeopleshopping
How it's used
Using 份 as the measure word is most common for general gifts, while 件 is often reserved for specific items like clothing or jewelry. It is standard to pair this with the verb 送 when describing the act of giving a present to someone.
Measure word
fan2份fánExamples
Related words
Common phrases
birthday present
Christmas present
to give a gift
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 給 instead of 俾 when indicating the recipient of the gift in spoken Cantonese.
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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.
