leoi5 jau4旅遊旅游
Jyutpingleoi5 jau4
Yaleléuih yàuh
Definition
To travel for leisure; a vacation, tour, or sightseeing trip.
neutraltravel
How it's used
While 旅遊 is understood in spoken Cantonese, it carries a slightly formal or professional tone often associated with industry terms like 旅遊業 or 旅遊保險. In casual daily conversation, native speakers almost always prefer using 去玩 or 去旅行 to describe the act of going on a trip.
Examples
Do you have any plans to go on vacation this year?
He loves traveling for leisure and is always flying to different places.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often use 旅遊 as a verb in casual speech, but it sounds stiff and bookish. It is safer to use 去旅行 when talking about your personal plans with friends.
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Grammar guides
- TonesCantonese has six tones, and the tones can change in certain grammatical contexts. Learn the six tones and the rules for tone change.
- Time and datesClock time, days of the week, months, and years. The patterns you need to make plans and talk about when things happen.
- Modal verbsHow to say can, will, may, should, must, and want. The core modal verbs of Cantonese and the differences that trip up beginners.
