daai6 sai1 joeng4大西洋
Jyutpingdaai6 sai1 joeng4
Yaledaaih sāi yèuhng
Definition
The Atlantic Ocean, located between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
neutralnature
How it's used
Geographical names like 大西洋 are treated as proper nouns and typically follow the same grammatical rules as other locations. It is common to add 嘅 before describing its attributes, such as its size or location, to make the sentence flow naturally in spoken Cantonese.
Examples
The area of the Atlantic Ocean is really huge.
Do you know how to get to the Atlantic Ocean side?
Related words
Common phrases
cross the Atlantic Ocean
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
