bou3 gaa1 lak6 si1 dak6布加勒斯特
Jyutpingbou3 gaa1 lak6 si1 dak6
Yalebou gā lahk sī dahk
Definition
Bucharest, the capital and largest city of Romania.
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How it's used
Foreign place names are typically transliterated phonetically in Cantonese, and this specific name follows the standard convention used in news and geography. It is treated as a proper noun and does not change form regardless of the sentence structure. When discussing international cities, speakers often add the country name before it for clarity if the listener might be unfamiliar with the location.
Examples
Bucharest is the capital of Romania.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.



