taat3 daat3 si1 taan2韃靼斯坦鞑靼斯坦
Jyutpingtaat3 daat3 si1 taan2
Yaletaat daat sī táan
Definition
The Republic of Tatarstan.
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How it's used
Geographic names ending in 斯坦 are transliterated consistently in Cantonese to reflect their Central Asian or Russian Federation origins. It is treated as a proper noun for a specific region and is rarely used in casual conversation unless discussing travel or geography.
Examples
He is going to travel to Tatarstan next month.
Do you know where Tatarstan is?
Related words
Common phrases
go to Tatarstan
Grammar color guide
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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.
