hei1 lip6 jan4希臘人希腊人
Jyutpinghei1 lip6 jan4
Yalehēi lihp yàhn
Definition
Greek; a Greek person.
colloquialpeople
How it's used
Adding 人 to a country name is the standard way to refer to the nationality or ethnicity of people from that place. It functions as a noun phrase and is used exactly like other nationality labels such as 香港人 or 美國人.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
His family members are all Greek.
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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.
