ou3 si1 luk6奧斯陸奥斯陆
Jyutpingou3 si1 luk6
Yaleou sī luhk
Definition
Oslo, the capital city of Norway.
neutralplacestravel
How it's used
Foreign city names are typically transliterated phonetically into Cantonese, and 奧斯陸 follows this pattern to mimic the sound of Oslo. It is treated as a proper noun and does not change form regardless of the grammatical context. When discussing travel, it is common to place it after verbs like 去 or 飛.
Examples
Oslo is the capital of Norway.
When do you want to travel to Oslo?
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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.
