aa3 maan6阿曼
Jyutpingaa3 maan6
Yalea maahn
Definition
Oman; a country on the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia, with its capital at Muscat.
colloquialplaces
How it's used
Geographic names are often preceded by the particle 阿 when spoken in a casual context, though it is not strictly required. It functions similarly to how some people might add a prefix to a name to make it sound more familiar or conversational.
Examples
I went to Oman for a trip last year.
Do you know where Oman is?
Related words
Common phrases
capital of Oman
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
