lau4 haa6樓下楼下

Jyutpinglau4 haa6

Yalelàuh hah

名詞Very common

Definition

Downstairs, the floor below, or the ground floor and the immediate area outside a building.

downstairs; the floor below
the ground floor of a building and its immediate vicinity outside

colloquialplaceshome

How it's used

Refers not just to the floor directly below, but also to the street level or the immediate vicinity of one's apartment building. It is frequently used to describe local amenities like shops or restaurants located on the ground floor of a residential block. The term carries a sense of convenience and local community.

Examples

nei5你lok6落heoi3去lau4樓haa6下bong1幫ngo5我maai5買zi1支seoi2水aa3呀。

Go downstairs and buy me a bottle of water.

lau4樓haa6下gaan1間caan1餐teng1廳hai6係mai6咪zap1執zo2咗lap1笠aa3呀？

Has the restaurant downstairs closed down?

Common phrases

lau4樓haa6下pou3舖tau2頭

shops downstairs

lok6落lau4樓haa6下

go downstairs

Common mistake

Avoid using it to mean the floor below in a multi-story house if you are already on the ground floor; in that specific context, it usually implies going outside to the street level.