How to Say "Here" in Cantonese

呢度

ni¹ dou⁶, nei¹ dou⁶

In Cantonese, 呢度 (ni¹ dou⁶, nei¹ dou⁶) is the way to say "here".

呢度 is an adverb meaning "in, on or at this place". It can also function as a noun meaning "this place".

Meaning: in, on, or at this place (adv)

What does it mean word for word?

The word 呢度 is composed of 呢, meaning "this" and 度, meaning "place" or "degree".

呢度 (here) is the counterpart to 嗰度, which means "there".

When you want to express that something or someone is "at" or "in" this place, the preposition 喺 is often used before 呢度, forming the phrase 喺呢度.

ni¹ dou⁶, nei¹ dou⁶

While 呢度 is common, speakers in Hong Kong often use 呢度 interchangeably with 呢邊, which literally means 'this side'.
The character 度 in 呢度 also means 'degree' or 'measurement', which is why it is used in words for temperature and angles.
In traditional Cantonese opera and formal literature, the word 此地 is used for 'here' instead of 呢度.

呢度夜晚好靜。
It is quiet here at night.
This sentence shows how to use 呢度 to describe a state of a place at night.
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你本書喺呢度。
Your book is here.
This sentence uses 呢度 to indicate the location of an object.
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留喺呢度等佢。
Stay here and wait for her.
This sentence uses 呢度 to indicate a location where an action should occur.
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我在此處
I am at this location.
該建築物位於此處
The building is located at this spot.
張三住喺呢度
John lives here.
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Jun Kit and Ka Yan are meeting at a cafe.

俊傑 Chun Kit

嘉欣，你喺呢度呀？
Ka Yan, nei hai ni dou aa?
Ka Yan, are you here?
嘉欣 Ka Yan

係呀，我喺呢度等緊你。
Hai aa, ngo hai ni dou dang gan nei.
Yes, I am here waiting for you.
俊傑 Chun Kit

對唔住，我遲咗少少。
Deoi m zyuh, ngo ci zo siu siu.
Sorry, I am a little late.
嘉欣 Ka Yan

唔緊要，坐喺呢度飲茶啦。
M gan jiu, co hai ni dou jam caaa laa.
It's okay, let's sit here and drink tea.

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