fei2 zai3斐濟斐济
Jyutpingfei2 zai3
Yaleféi jai
Definition
Fiji; an island nation in the South Pacific with its capital at Suva.
neutralplacestravel
How it's used
Geographic names in Cantonese often follow the English pronunciation closely, but the tone and rhythm are adapted to fit the local phonology. When discussing travel destinations, it is common to add the classifier 個 before the country name if you are referring to the specific place as a destination, though it is not strictly required.
Examples
I really want to go to Fiji for a vacation.
Do you know where Fiji is?
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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.
