laam4藍蓝
Jyutpinglaam4
Yalelàahm
Definition
Blue; the color of a clear sky.
Example
colloquialcolours
How it's used
Colloquially, Cantonese speakers often add the particle 色 after 藍 to make it sound more natural when describing objects. While 藍 can stand alone as an adjective, it is frequently paired with 色 in everyday speech to avoid ambiguity or to sound more complete. It is also common to use intensifiers like 好 before 藍 to emphasize the vividness of the shade.
Examples
The sky is so blue today, let's go out for a walk.
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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).
