bou3 gei1 naap6 faat3 sok3布基納法索布基纳法索
Jyutpingbou3 gei1 naap6 faat3 sok3
Yalebou gēi naahp faat sok
Definition
Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa with its capital at Ouagadougou.
neutralplaces
How it's used
Geographical names are often transliterated phonetically, and this specific name follows standard international conventions used in Hong Kong media. It is treated as a proper noun and does not typically require a measure word when used in a sentence. When discussing countries, it is common to omit the word 國家 before the name itself.
Examples
Where is Burkina Faso?
He went to Burkina Faso for a trip.
Related words
Common phrases
Burkinabe
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- In 30 secondsThe whole language at a glance. No tenses, no plurals, six tones, sentence particles. Read this before you dive into any specific topic.
- ParticlesSentence particles add tone, emotion, and nuance. Learn the most common particles in Cantonese and how to use them.
- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
