tou2 ji5 kei4土耳其
Jyutpingtou2 ji5 kei4
Yaletóu yíh kèih
Definition
Turkey (Türkiye); a country bridging Europe and Asia, with its capital at Ankara.
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How it's used
Pronunciation in Cantonese often follows the English-influenced sound, though some speakers might use a more phonetic approach based on the characters. It is frequently associated with specific cultural exports like Turkish delight or the famous stretchy ice cream that vendors tease customers with. When discussing the country, it is standard to use the full name rather than any shortened form.
Examples
Are you going to travel to Turkey this year?
I really like eating Turkish ice cream.
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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.



