The Locative '喺' — Cantonese Grammar

(hai2háihai2) means "at," "in," or "on" — it marks location: (ngo5 hai2 uk1·kei2ngóh hái ūk·kéingo5 hai2 uk7·kei2) — I'm at home. It also works as "to be located at": (nei5 bou6 din6·nou5 hai2 go2 bin1néih bouh dihn·nóuh hái gó bīnnei5 bou6 din6·nou5 hai2 go2 bin1) — your computer is over there.

Combined with demonstratives: (hai2 ni1·dou6hái nī·douhhai2 ni1·dou6) — here, (hai2 go2·dou6hái gó·douhhai2 go2·dou6) — there.

In the course

Sentences from Lingora’s Cantonese course

33 of the course's 500 sentences use this, the first in lesson 22. A few of them, with the words “The Locative '喺'” is about in bold:

阿女喺邊呀？ - 佢喺學校。
aa3·neoi2 hai2 bin1 aa4? - keoi5 hai2 hok6·haau6.a·néui hái bīn àh? - kéuih hái hohk·haauh.aa3·noey2 hai2 bin1 aa4? - koey5 hai2 hok9·haau6.
Where is our daughter? - She's at school.
Lesson 242
我喺街市。好繁忙。
ngo5 hai2 gaai1·si5. hou2 faan4·mong4.ngóh hái gāai·síh. hóu fàahn·mòhng.ngo5 hai2 gaai1·si5. hou2 faan4·mong4.
I am at the market. It is very busy.
Lesson 249
我想買呢盤植物。擺喺我間房入面會好好睇。
ngo5 soeng2 maai5 ni1 pun4 zik6·mat6. baai2 hai2 ngo5 gaan1 fong2 jap6·min6 wui5 hou2·hou2 tai2.ngóh séung máaih nī pùhn jihk·maht. báai hái ngóh gāan fóng yahp·mihn wúih hóu·hóu tái.ngo5 soeng2 maai5 ni1 pun4 dzik9·mat9. baai2 hai2 ngo5 gaan1 fong2 jap9·min6 wui5 hou2·hou2 tai2.
I want to buy this plant. It will look great in my room.
Lesson 384

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