ngaak6 ngoi6額外额外
Jyutpingngaak6 ngoi6
Yalengaahk ngoih
Definition
Extra; additional; added on top of what is standard.
neutralworkmoney
How it's used
Used primarily to describe things that fall outside of a standard arrangement or original agreement. It carries a slightly formal tone compared to simply using 另外 or 多. It is frequently encountered in business, service, or administrative contexts where costs or requirements are being clarified.
Examples
This service requires an additional charge.
Do you need to buy an extra gift?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 另外. While 另外 can function as a conjunction meaning 'besides' or 'also', 額外 acts as a modifier for nouns or verbs to emphasize that something is supplementary or beyond the expected amount.
Grammar color guide
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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.
