haa1 saat3 hak1哈薩克哈萨克
Jyutpinghaa1 saat3 hak1
Yalehā saat hāk
Definition
Kazakhstan; a country in northern Central Asia with its capital at Astana.
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How it's used
Geographic names are often used directly without additional classifiers in Cantonese. When referring to the country, it is standard to use the full name, though in casual conversation, people might simply refer to it as a place in Central Asia if the context is clear.
Examples
He is going to travel to Kazakhstan next month.
Do you know where Kazakhstan is?
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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.
