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Yalebān sìhng
Definition
Penang, a city and state in Malaysia.
colloquialplacestravel
How it's used
Refers specifically to the island and state in Malaysia, often associated with its famous street food culture. When discussing travel, it is common to use the verb 去 before the name to indicate visiting the destination.
Examples
I went to Penang to eat last month.
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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.
