bou2 maa5寶馬宝马
Jyutpingbou2 maa5
Yalebóu máh
Definition
BMW, the German automotive brand.
colloquialtransport
How it's used
Refers exclusively to the vehicle brand and is treated as a standard noun in daily speech. While the literal translation involves the word for horse, it is never used to describe actual horses in modern Cantonese.
Measure word
gaa2架gáExamples
He bought a new BMW, it's very impressive.
Do you know where there is a BMW service center?
Related words
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Classifier
Particle
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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.
