faat3 man4法文
Jyutpingfaat3 man4
Yalefaat màhn
Definition
The French language.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the language itself rather than the people or culture. When discussing the country or its people, use 法國 or 法國人 instead. It is common to pair this with verbs like 講 or 學 to describe language ability or study progress.
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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.
