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Ground floorin Cantonese.

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Canto School

Pronunciation

地下

dei6 haa6

ground floor

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

In Hong Kong buildings, 地下 names the ground floor; it does not mean a basement in this use.

Examples

喺地下大堂隔籬

hai2 dei6 haa6 daai6 tong4 gaak3 lei4

It’s beside the ground-floor lobby

我喺地下等你。

ngo5 hai2 dei6 haa6 dang2 nei5

I will wait for you on the ground floor.

It’s beside the ground-floor lobbyhai2 dei6 haa6 daai6 tong4 gaak3 lei4喺地下大堂隔籬which floor?gei2 lau2幾樓floor (of a building)lau2樓I live on the sixth floor.ngo5 zyu6 luk6 lau2我住六樓。