naa5 leoi5那裏那里
Jyutpingnaa5 leoi5
Yalenáh léuih
Definition
There; a place that is geographically far away or psychologically distant.
colloquialplaces
How it's used
Use 嗰度 for almost all instances of 'there' in spoken Cantonese. While 那裏 exists in written Chinese, it sounds unnatural and overly formal in daily conversation. Cantonese speakers almost exclusively use 嗰度 to refer to a specific location away from the speaker.
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Common mistake
Avoid using 那裏 in casual speech as it will make you sound like you are reading from a textbook or a formal document. Stick to 嗰度 to maintain a natural, conversational tone.
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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.
