Let $S$ be a system with $g$ degrees of freedom, $\Sigma_g$ its configuration space and $\{q_i\}_{i=1}^g$ the lagrangian coordinates. If $P\in\Sigma_g$, we define a virtual displacement from $P$ as follows (using Einstein's convention)
\begin{equation} \delta P=\frac{\partial P}{\partial q_i}\delta q_i. \end{equation}
As far as I understand $\left\{\frac{\partial P}{\partial q_i}\right\}_{i=1}^g$ is a basis for the tangent space in $P$, i.e. $T_P\left(\Sigma_g\right)$.
What I don't understand is the definition of virtual work for a force $\boldsymbol{F}$:
\begin{equation} \delta W=\boldsymbol{F}\cdot\delta P. \end{equation}
$\boldsymbol{F}$ is a vector of ordinary space, while $\delta P$ is a vector of tangent space (that has dimension $g$). If the definition I wrote above are correct, why is dot product possible?
Please note that I am taking an undergrad course in Classical Mechanics and I've never taken any courses in differential geometry.
