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Yalelòuh bou
Definition
Ruble, the currency of countries such as Russia and Belarus.
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How it's used
This term is a direct loanword used exclusively for the currency of Russia and Belarus. It functions exactly like other currency names in Cantonese, often appearing in contexts involving travel, exchange rates, or international news.
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go3個goExamples
Do you have any rubles on hand?
This souvenir costs a whole five hundred rubles.
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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.
