faat3 suk6 gwai1 aa3 naa5法屬圭亞那法属圭亚那
Jyutpingfaat3 suk6 gwai1 aa3 naa5
Yalefaat suhk gwāi a náh
Definition
French Guiana; an overseas department and region of France located in northern South America.
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How it's used
Geographical names like this are often used with the classifier 個 when referring to the territory as a singular entity in casual speech. It is important to remember that although it is geographically in South America, it is legally part of France, which is why it is referred to as an overseas region rather than a separate country.
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French Guiana is an overseas region of France.
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Region of French Guiana
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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.
