ho4 laan1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1荷蘭航空公司荷兰航空公司
Jyutpingho4 laan1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1
Yalehòh lāan hòhng hūng gūng sī
Definition
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands.
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How it's used
People in Hong Kong almost exclusively refer to this airline by its English acronym KLM rather than the full Chinese name. Using the full name is usually reserved for formal writing, official documents, or when speaking to someone who might not know the acronym. In casual conversation, you will rarely hear the full name spoken aloud.
Measure word
gaan1間gānExamples
Are you flying KLM to Europe?
The in-flight meals on KLM are actually quite tasty.
Related words
Common phrases
to fly with KLM
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
