粵

本bun2地dei6人jan4

bun2 dei6 jan4ben3di4ren2běn dì rén

English

  1. native person (of a country)
  2. (noun) Locals or local people
  3. locals

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 居住喺本地嘅人

Examples

  • 唔好意思,借問聲你係咪本地人?

    Excuse me, are you a local?

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 他是本地人。

    He is a local.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 抱歉,我不是本地人。

    I am sorry. I am not from here.

    Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY

  • 湯姆是波士頓本地人。

    Tom is a Boston native.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 我说世界语可以说得像个本地人。

    I can speak Esperanto like a native.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 本地人、外来人齐心共创上海新文明。

    Native Chinese people are working alongside foreigners to change the culture of Shanghai.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 佢廣東話講得好似本地人咁正。

    He speaks Cantonese as well as the locals.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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