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地方    Places    地方

bookshop 書局 syu1 guk6 bus station 巴士站 baa1 si6 zaam6
cafe 餐廳 caan1 teng1  China Town 唐人街 tong4 jan4 gaai1
library 圖書館 tou4 syu1 gun2 post office 郵局 jau4 guk6
restaurant 餐館 caan1 gun2 train station 火車站 fo2 ce1 zaam6
toilet (formal) 洗手間 sai2 sau2 gaan1 toilet (informal) 廁所 ci3 so2

Examples

唔該,我想問洗手間係邊度? Excuse me, may I ask where the lavatory  is please?  m4 goi1, ngo5 soeng2 man6 sai2 sau2 gaan1 hai2 bin1 dou6
邊度廁所呀? Where's the toilet? bin1 dou6 ci3 so2 aa3

 

Character Analysis

郵 = postal, mail  局 = bureau, office  書 = book    唐人街 = Chinese + people + street
巴士 = phonetic word for "bus"  站 = stand, station     圖 = map  館 = guesthouse; old name for a school
餐 = eat, dine  廳 = hall  洗 = wash, cleanse       手 = hand  間 = classifier for rooms
廁 = toilet  所 = place

 

 

 

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