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This is a list of places in Cantonese. Helpful vocabulary when discussing buildings you would like to go to, or pointing out natural landscapes.
Bank: 銀行 yínháng |
Hospital: 醫院 yīyuàn |
Desert: 沙漠 shāmò |
Earth: 地球 dìqiú |
Forest: 森林 sēnlín |
Garden: 花園 huāyuán |
Island: 島 dǎo |
River: 河流 héliú |
Lake: 湖 hú |
Sea: 海洋 hǎiyáng |
Sky: 天空 tiānkōng |
Sun: 太陽 tàiyáng |
Moon: 月亮 yuèliàng |
Stars: 星星 xīngxīng |
Mountain: 山 shān |
Beach: 沙灘 shātān |
These are some expressions showing how you can use the above words in a complete sentence, after including adjectives and personal pronouns.
I can see the stars: 我見到星星 wǒ jiàn dào xīngxīng |
I want to go to the beach: 我想去沙灘 wǒ xiǎng qù shātān |
This is a beautiful garden: 呢個花園好靚 ne gè huāyuán hǎo jìng |
The moon is full tonight: 今晚月圓 jīn wǎn yuè yuán |
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