粵

阿aa3哥go1

also written啊哥
aa3 go1ā gē

English

  1. (familiar) elder brother
  2. elder brother
  3. a casual form of address to a young man or somebody of an older age by a young female

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 兄弟姊妹入面,年紀大過自己嘅男仔(可以用嚟做稱呼)(量詞:個)
  2. 女仔對於大過自己嘅相熟男仔嘅稱呼(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 我有三個阿哥。

    I have three elder brothers.

  • 我阿哥好有錢。

    My brother is rich.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢阿哥坐巴士返學。

    His brother goes to school by bus.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢個阿哥上個月過咗身。

    His older brother passed away last month.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我阿哥好鍾意睇恐怖片。

    My brother likes horror movies.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我有一個阿哥同一個細妹。

    I have an older brother and a younger sister.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 啲人成日認錯我做我阿哥。

    People often take me for my brother.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 阿哥,點解你唔帶女朋友返嚟嘅?

    Brother, why don't you bring your girlfriend back? ----

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

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