naam4 mei5 zau1南美洲
Jyutpingnaam4 mei5 zau1
Yalenàahm méih jāu
Definition
South America.
neutralplacestravel
How it's used
Geographical names in Cantonese often follow the same structure as English, but speakers frequently add the suffix 洲 to continents. While the pronunciation of specific country names like 巴西 or 智利 is standard, learners should be aware that the tone of these names can vary slightly depending on the speaker's regional accent.
Examples
Are you going to travel to South America this year?
Related words
Common phrases
South American countries
go to South America
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
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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.
