ni1 dou6呢度
Jyutpingni1 dou6
Yalenī douh
Definition
Here; this place.
colloquialplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to the location where the speaker is currently standing or a location being pointed to. It functions as a pronoun for a place and is frequently paired with the particle 嘅 to indicate possession or location, such as 呢度嘅人 meaning the people here.
Examples
Can I park here?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using 呢度 to mean this time or this moment, as it is strictly spatial. For temporal references, use 呢陣時 or 呢個時候 instead.
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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.
