<ul>
<li><p>呢度 = 這裡 = here; this place</p>
</li>
<li><p>喺呢度 = 在這裡 = at/ in here; at/ in this place</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Example:</p>
<p><strong>呢度</strong>冇人 (this place has no one) = no one <strong>here</strong></p>
<p>冇人<strong>喺</strong>呢度 (no one is <strong>at/ in</strong> this place) = no one here</p>
<p>'is' and 'in' can be omitted in 'no one is in here', but 喺 cannot be omitted in Cantonese, 冇人呢度 / 沒人這裡 sounds like two disjoined phrases 'no one, here'</p>
<ul>
<li>喺度 can be short for 喺呢度 (in here) or 喺嗰度(in there)</li>
</ul>
<p>Example:</p>
<p>你喺度做乜? = what are you doing here/there? (depend on the distance)</p>
<p>Notice:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>喺 and 在 cannot be omitted in 冇人喺呢度 / 沒人在那裡</p>
</li>
<li><p>omit 喺 and 在 in 冇人喺嗰度 / 沒人在那裡 (no one is at/ in there = no one there) and writing 冇人嗰度 / 沒人那裡 would change the meaning to 'where there is no one'</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>More example:</p>
<p><strong>呢度</strong>唔收信用卡/ <strong>這裡</strong>不收信用卡 = <strong>this place</strong> doesn't take credit cards (呢度 is the subject)</p>
<p>喺呢度，店家唔收信用卡/ 在這裡，店家不收信用卡 = (at/ in)  here, the shop owners don't take credit cards</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>喺度 means 'speaking' when we answer the phone.</p>
<p>e.g. May I speak to Mr. Tang?</p>
<p>Mr. Tang could reply 喺度.</p>

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@TangHo There is a very specific usage of "speaking" in English when answering the phone, and it just means "it's me" or "I'm here". It doesn't mean 講緊. Kind of like 喂: I've noticed there are a lot of exceptions and specific idioms when you first pick up the phone.
psitae
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喺度 = 在(這)裡. If I answer the phone with "喺度", it means "(Tang) is here (on the phone with you)". It doesn't mean "Tang is speaking" . "whoever is speaking" is the  English way of answering the phone, Chinese don't say " "Tang 講緊" (Tang is speaking)
Tang Ho
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Typical phone call -- 來電者: 「你好，唔該啊 Tang 吖」(hi, Tang please) -- 本人: 「係，我係」(yes, I am Tang). 將 "喺度" 譯為 "speaking" 已經唔係直譯，甚至連意譯都唔係，祇能話係一種"概譯" (rough translation)
Tang Ho
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envs_h_gang_5
<p>Can anyone explain any differences in usage between the three ways of saying 'here' in Cantonese?</p>
<p>I anticipate that in many cases, these will be exchangeable. I'm looking for examples of sentences where one is used and another would be incorrect.</p>

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Differences with 呢度，喺度，and 喺呢度
# Differences with 呢度，喺度，and 喺呢度

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-05-19)

Can anyone explain any differences in usage between the three ways of saying 'here' in Cantonese?

I anticipate that in many cases, these will be exchangeable. I'm looking for examples of sentences where one is used and another would be incorrect.

**Tags:** usage, difference, vocabulary, cantonese


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-05-19. Score: 3

* 呢度 = 這裡 = here; this place
* 喺呢度 = 在這裡 = at/ in here; at/ in this place

Example:

**呢度**冇人 (this place has no one) = no one **here**

冇人**喺**呢度 (no one is **at/ in** this place) = no one here

'is' and 'in' can be omitted in 'no one is in here', but 喺 cannot be omitted in Cantonese, 冇人呢度 / 沒人這裡 sounds like two disjoined phrases 'no one, here'

* 喺度 can be short for 喺呢度 (in here) or 喺嗰度(in there)

Example:

你喺度做乜? = what are you doing here/there? (depend on the distance)

Notice:

* 喺 and 在 cannot be omitted in 冇人喺呢度 / 沒人在那裡
* omit 喺 and 在 in 冇人喺嗰度 / 沒人在那裡 (no one is at/ in there = no one there) and writing 冇人嗰度 / 沒人那裡 would change the meaning to 'where there is no one'

More example:

**呢度**唔收信用卡/ **這裡**不收信用卡 = **this place** doesn't take credit cards (呢度 is the subject)

喺呢度，店家唔收信用卡/ 在這裡，店家不收信用卡 = (at/ in) here, the shop owners don't take credit cards


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-05-24. Score: 1

喺度 means 'speaking' when we answer the phone.

e.g. May I speak to Mr. Tang?

Mr. Tang could reply 喺度.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 喺度 = 在(這)裡. If I answer the phone with "喺度", it means "(Tang) is here (on the phone with you)". It doesn't mean "Tang is speaking" . "whoever is speaking" is the  English way of answering the phone, Chinese don't say " "Tang 講緊" (Tang is speaking)  
> **username_1**: Typical phone call -- 來電者: 「你好，唔該啊 Tang 吖」(hi, Tang please) -- 本人: 「係，我係」(yes, I am Tang). 將 "喺度" 譯為 "speaking" 已經唔係直譯，甚至連意譯都唔係，祇能話係一種"概譯" (rough translation)  
> **username_0**: @TangHo There is a very specific usage of "speaking" in English when answering the phone, and it just means "it's me" or "I'm here". It doesn't mean 講緊. Kind of like 喂: I've noticed there are a lot of exceptions and specific idioms when you first pick up the phone.  

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