coi3 sit3 ji5塞舌爾塞舌尔
Jyutpingcoi3 sit3 ji5
Yalechoi sit yíh
Definition
Seychelles; an island nation in the western Indian Ocean, southeast of Africa, with Victoria as its capital.
neutraltravelplaces
How it's used
Geographic names are often transliterated phonetically in Cantonese, and 塞舌爾 follows the standard convention for this island nation. It is treated as a proper noun and does not typically require a specific measure word unless referring to the country as a unit, in which case 個 is used.
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go3個goExamples
I want to go to Seychelles for a trip.
Is Seychelles in Africa?
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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.
