maang6 gaa1 laai1孟加拉
Jyutpingmaang6 gaa1 laai1
Yalemaahng gā lāai
Definition
Bangladesh; a country in South Asia bordered by India and Myanmar, with its capital at Dhaka.
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How it's used
Geographical names in Cantonese often follow the same pronunciation patterns as their Mandarin counterparts but are used with specific local particles. When discussing countries, it is common to add 嘅 before the name if you are describing something belonging to that place, such as 孟加拉嘅文化.
Examples
He is going to travel to Bangladesh next month.
Do you know where Bangladesh is?
Related words
Common phrases
People's Republic of Bangladesh
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
