ji3 daai6 lei6意大利
Jyutpingji3 daai6 lei6
Yaleyi daaih leih
Definition
Italy, a Mediterranean country in southern Europe, with Rome as its capital.
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How it's used
Pronunciation in Cantonese often involves a slight adaptation of the Italian name, sometimes sounding like "Yi-da-lei". It is frequently associated with high-quality fashion, luxury cars, and iconic cuisine like pizza or pasta. When discussing the country, it is common to pair it with specific cities like 羅馬 or 米蘭 to show familiarity.
Examples
Do you like traveling to Italy?
I went to Italy last year and ate a lot of pasta.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
