37.7 The Noun 嘢 je5 (‘thing’) III
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In Grammar and Vocabulary 18.6 and 21.4, we learned that the word 嘢 je5 (‘thing’) can sometimes refer to things that are not usually referred as thing in English.
In this lesson, we will see that 嘢 je5 can mean ‘shop’ if it is obvious in the context.
| A: | 我想食糖水呀，呢度附近有冇糖水舖呀？ ngo5 soeng2 sik6 tong2 seoi2 aa3, ni1 dou6 fu6 gan6 jau5 mou5 tong4 seoi2 pou2 aa3? I want to eat sweet soup. Is there a sweet soup shop near here? |
| B: | 隔籬條街有間糖水舖呀。 gaak3 lei4 tiu4 gaai1 jau5 gaan1 tong4 seoi2 pou2 aa3. There is a sweet soup shop on the next street. |
| A: | 間嘢叫咩名呀？ gaan1 je5 giu3 me1 meng2 aa3? What is the shop’s name? |
| B: | 間嘢叫糖老鴨。 gaan1 je5 giu3 tong4 lou5 aap3. The shop’s name is Tonald Duck. |