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How to say “Home” in Cantonese — 家裡 (gaa1 leoi5)

The Cantonese for “home” is 家裡 (gaa1 leoi5).

gaaˉ¹家leoiˏ₅裡
简 家里
nounhome
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Other ways to say “home”

返屋企faan1 uk1 kei2
return home; go home. | Std. Chin.: 回家
回家wui4 gaa1
to return home; to go home. | Cant.: 返屋企
到家dou3 gaa1
reach home
屋企uk1 kei2
house, home
家訪gaa1 fong2
home visitation

Example sentences with 家裡

我們家裡有太多好吃的東西了
We have so much nice food in the house.
gaaˉ¹家leoiˊ²裡houˊ²好lyun6.亂。
The house is messy.
ngoˏ₅我heoi˗₃去zoˊ²咗gaaˉ¹家leoi2.裡。
I went home.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˊ²喺gaaˉ¹家leoi2.裡。
He/She is at home.

How to pronounce it

The romanisation in brackets (gaa1 leoi5) is Jyutping, the standard system for Cantonese sounds. New to it? Read our beginner’s guide to Jyutping → or learn about Cantonese tones.

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