jan3 nei4 jan4印尼人
Jyutpingjan3 nei4 jan4
Yaleyan nèih yàhn
Definition
Indonesian; a person from Indonesia.
colloquialpeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to people from Indonesia. In Hong Kong, this term is frequently used in the context of domestic helpers, as a large portion of the migrant worker population hails from Indonesia.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
I know an Indonesian person, they speak Cantonese very well.
Related words
Common phrases
Indonesian friend
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- In 30 secondsThe whole language at a glance. No tenses, no plurals, six tones, sentence particles. Read this before you dive into any specific topic.
- ParticlesSentence particles add tone, emotion, and nuance. Learn the most common particles in Cantonese and how to use them.
- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
