jau4 zaam6油站
Jyutpingjau4 zaam6
Yaleyàuh jaahm
Definition
Petrol station; gas station.
colloquialtransport
How it's used
Drivers typically use the verb 入油 to describe the act of refueling at a station. While the term is straightforward, it is almost exclusively used in the context of private vehicles or taxis rather than public transport like buses or trains.
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go3個goExamples
Have you stopped by the gas station to refuel on your way?
There is a gas station ahead, let's go in and add some fuel first.
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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.
