pei1 saa1披莎
Jyutpingpei1 saa1
Yalepēi sā
Definition
Pizza
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How it's used
While 披莎 is a phonetic transliteration, it is far less common than the English loanword pizza in daily Hong Kong life. Most locals simply use the English word pizza directly in conversation, often pronounced with a Cantonese accent. Using the transliteration can sound slightly formal or like a deliberate attempt to avoid English loanwords.
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go3個goExamples
Shall we order pizza for dinner tonight?
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Common mistake
Learners should be aware that 披莎 is rarely used in casual speech. Using the English word pizza is the standard and most natural way to refer to the dish in Hong Kong.
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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.
