gaak3 lou5 gat1 aa3格魯吉亞格鲁吉亚
Jyutpinggaak3 lou5 gat1 aa3
Yalegaak lóuh gāt a
Definition
Georgia; a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia, with its capital at Tbilisi.
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How it's used
This name is a direct phonetic transliteration of the English name Georgia. It is used exclusively when referring to the country, as the name for the US state of Georgia is usually just referred to by its English name in local speech.
Examples
Do you know where Georgia is?
I really want to travel to Georgia.
Related words
Common phrases
Georgian person
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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.
