jau4 seoi2 ci4游水池
Jyutpingjau4 seoi2 ci4
Yaleyàuh séui chìh
Definition
Swimming pool.
colloquialsportsplaces
How it's used
Locals frequently shorten this term to just 泳池 in daily speech, as it is more concise and natural. While 游水池 is perfectly understandable, it sounds slightly more descriptive or like a direct translation of the English concept.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
The weather is so nice today, let's go to the swimming pool for a swim.
Do you know where there is a swimming pool nearby?
Related words
Common phrases
public swimming pool
Common mistake
Learners often use the Mandarin term 游泳池, which is understood but sounds unnatural in a Cantonese context. Stick to 泳池 for everyday conversation.
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.
