min5 fai3免費免费
Jyutpingmin5 fai3
Yalemíhn fai
Definition
Free of charge; costing no money.
neutralmoneyshopping
How it's used
While written as 免費, in casual conversation people often prefer the more direct phrase 唔使錢. Using the formal term can sometimes sound like you are reading from a sign or an advertisement. It is perfectly acceptable in all contexts, but it carries a slightly more objective or commercial tone compared to the purely spoken 唔使錢.
Examples
This trial sample is free.
Do you know where there is free Wi-Fi to use?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners sometimes mistakenly use 免費 as a verb, but it is strictly an adjective. You cannot say 我免費咗呢個，you must say 我免費攞到呢個 or 呢個係免費嘅.
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Grammar guides
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