粵

開hoi1燈dang1

simp开灯
hoi1 dang1kāi dēng

English

  1. to turn on the light
  2. to switch on the light

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 撳掣令電燈通電,盞燈發光

Examples

  • 開燈吖。我咩都睇唔到呀。

    Switch on the light. I can't see anything.

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 請開燈。

    Turn on the light, please.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 麻煩開燈一下。

    Turn on the light, please.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 我把书放下来然后开灯。

    I put the book down and turned on the light.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 天色開始暗了。麻煩你幫我開燈。

    It's getting dark. Please turn the light on for me.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 咁暗都唔開燈呀?

    It's so dark and you still haven't turned on the lights?

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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