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Canto School

Pronunciation

樓下

lau4 haa6

downstairs

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

Put 喺 before 樓下 to describe a location; 去樓下 describes movement towards that place.

Examples

我喺樓下

ngo5 hai2 lau4 haa6

I’m downstairs

你喺樓下等我啦

nei5 hai2 lau4 haa6 dang2 ngo5 laa1

Wait for me downstairs

I’m downstairsngo5 hai2 lau4 haa6我喺樓下Wait for me downstairsnei5 hai2 lau4 haa6 dang2 ngo5 laa1你喺樓下等我啦I cannot get into the lobby. Wait for me downstairs.ngo5 jap6 m4 dou2 daai6 tong4 nei5 hai2 lau4 haa6 dang2 ngo5 laa1我入唔到大堂，你喺樓下等我啦。I am downstairs. I took out the rubbish without my key and can't get into the lobby.ngo5 hai2 lau4 haa6 tau4 sin1 dou2 laap6 saap3 mou5 daai3 so2 si4 jap6 m4 dou2 daai6 tong4我喺樓下，頭先倒垃圾冇帶鎖匙，入唔到大堂。