jing2 soeng2 gei1影相機影相机
Jyutpingjing2 soeng2 gei1
Yaleyíng séung gēi
Definition
Camera; an alternative term for a camera.
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How it's used
Using 影相機 is a very common and natural way to refer to a camera in daily speech. While 相機 is perfectly acceptable, adding 影 before it makes the function of the device explicit. It is almost exclusively used for digital or film cameras rather than the built-in lenses on mobile phones.
Measure word
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When did you buy your camera?
I want to buy a new camera for my trip.
Related words
Common phrases
instant camera
buy a camera
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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.
