gaa1 bai6加幣加币
Jyutpinggaa1 bai6
Yalegā baih
Definition
Canadian currency; the Canadian dollar.
colloquialmoney
How it's used
Refers specifically to the Canadian dollar as a unit of currency rather than the physical coins themselves. It is commonly used when discussing travel budgets, remittances, or financial market fluctuations.
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man1蚊mānExamples
The Canadian dollar exchange rate seems to have dropped today.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
