喺度
hai2 dou6béi dù
English
- (slang) "here"; an expression to indicate that someone is here
- placed in front of a verb to indicate that an action is on-going
- here; at the present location or place
- around
- used to describe despise or contempt; must be used together with words or suffixes that indicate a sense of "limitation"
粵語 — Cantonese
- 放喺動詞之前,標示動作進行;同動詞後綴「緊」類似
- 喺呢度;喺而家嘅位置/身處嘅地方進行一啲活動、行為
- 表示對所描述嘅動作嘅蔑視或者不滿,要同有限定意思嘅副詞(「淨係」)、後綴(「晒」)或者語氣詞(「之嘛」、「啫」)一齊用
Examples
我喺度。
I'm here.
Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY
佢唔喺度。
She's not here.
Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY
唔好喺度遊水。
Don't swim here.
Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY
邊個喺度彈琴呀?
Who is playing the piano?
Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY
佢成晚喺度睇書。
He spent the evening reading.
Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY
你喺度沖乜飲阿?
What drink mix are you adding to the water?
我喺度睇下書之嘛。
I'm just reading some books.
你唔好喺度阻住晒啦!
Don't stand in the way!
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk