cat1 daai6 zau1七大洲
Jyutpingcat1 daai6 zau1
Yalechāt daaih jāu
Definition
The seven continents of the world.
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How it's used
Geographic terminology in Cantonese often follows the same structure as Mandarin, but pronunciation and the use of particles like 嘅 or 係 make it sound natural in speech. It is frequently used in educational contexts or when discussing global travel and geography.
Examples
Do you know which ones are the seven continents?
Geography class taught the locations of the seven continents.
Common phrases
the five oceans and seven continents
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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.
