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Definition
Wayne Rooney, a professional English footballer.
colloquialpeoplesports
How it's used
Transliterations of foreign names are standard in Hong Kong sports reporting and casual conversation. Using the Cantonese transliteration is essential for being understood, as the English name alone might not be immediately recognized by all local speakers. It functions exactly like a proper noun for a person.
Examples
Wayne Rooney is really good at playing football.
Do you like Wayne Rooney?
Common phrases
Rooney scores a goal
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
