wu1 laan4 baa1 tok3烏蘭巴托乌兰巴托
Jyutpingwu1 laan4 baa1 tok3
Yalewū làahn bā tok
Definition
Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia.
neutralplacestravel
How it's used
Pronunciation of this city name often follows the standard Cantonese reading of the characters, but speakers may vary slightly in how they articulate the final syllable. It is strictly used as a proper noun for the capital city and does not carry any metaphorical or slang meanings in daily speech.
Examples
Do you know where Ulaanbaatar is?
I will travel to Ulaanbaatar next month.
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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.
