nei4 gaa1 laai1 gwaa1尼加拉瓜
Jyutpingnei4 gaa1 laai1 gwaa1
Yalenèih gā lāai gwā
Definition
Nicaragua; a country in Central America with its capital at Managua.
neutralplaces
How it's used
Geographic names of this type are treated as proper nouns and do not require a measure word when used in a sentence. It is standard to use the preposition 喺 when describing its location or when someone is going there.
Examples
Do you know where Nicaragua is?
He is going to travel to Nicaragua next month.
Related words
Common phrases
go to Nicaragua
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.
