sou1 gaak3 laan4蘇格蘭苏格兰
Jyutpingsou1 gaak3 laan4
Yalesōu gaak làahn
Definition
Scotland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom located in the north of Great Britain.
neutralplacestravel
How it's used
Refers specifically to the country within the United Kingdom. When discussing the people or culture, it is common to add 人 to form 蘇格蘭人 or 嘅文化 to describe things related to the region.
Examples
He is going to travel to Scotland next month.
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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.
