粵

好hou2耐noi6

hou2 noi6hǎo nài

English

  1. a very long time
  2. a long period of time

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容一段好長時間

Examples

  • 我等等咗好耐。

    We waited a long time.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 我搵咗好耐工喇。

    I've been looking for a job a long time.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我好耐無見過佢喇。

    I haven't seen him in a long time.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我好耐冇見過佢喇。

    I haven't seen him for a very long time.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我都好耐無滑雪喇。

    It's been a while since I've been skiing.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 恐龍時代喺好耐之前。

    The Age of Dinosaurs occurred long ago.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 好耐冇見,你點呀?

    Long time no see, how are you doing?

  • 我哋等咗好耐喇喎,得未呀?

    We have waited for a long time already. Is it ready yet?

Sources: cc-canto, words.hk

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