maa5 nei4 laai1馬尼拉马尼拉
Jyutpingmaa5 nei4 laai1
Yalemáh nèih lāai
Definition
Manila, the capital city of the Philippines.
neutralplacestravel
How it's used
This is the standard Cantonese name for the capital of the Philippines. It is used exactly like any other major city name in conversation. When discussing travel, it is common to pair it with verbs like 去 or 飛.
Examples
He will go to Manila for a trip next month.
Do you know where Manila is?
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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.
