zeoi1 gaa1追加
Jyutpingzeoi1 gaa1
Yalejēui gā
Definition
To add something extra, append, or supplement.
colloquialfoodwork
How it's used
Commonly used in restaurant settings when ordering more food after the initial order has been placed. It carries a sense of appending to an existing arrangement or quantity rather than starting a new one. It is frequently heard in business contexts regarding budgets or contract terms as well.
Examples
We would like to add two more dishes.
Do you need to add another dessert?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for adding simple physical objects like adding sugar to coffee, where 加 or 加多啲 is more natural. It is reserved for formal additions or supplementary orders.
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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.
