ho6 kaat1賀咭贺咭
Jyutpingho6 kaat1
Yalehoh kāat
Definition
Greeting card.
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How it's used
While this term is understood, many people in Hong Kong simply use the English loanword card or the specific type of card like 生日咭 or 聖誕咭. Using 賀咭 sounds slightly more formal or old fashioned compared to the common practice of just saying 咭.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse the pronunciation of 咭 with the English word card, but in Cantonese, it is pronounced as a single syllable that sounds like the English letter G.
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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.
