baat3 jyut6八月
Jyutpingbaat3 jyut6
Yalebaat yuht
Definition
August; the eighth month of the year.
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How it's used
Calendar months are straightforward to express by adding the number before 月. Unlike some other languages, there is no special name for the month, and it is used exactly as it appears in the Gregorian calendar.
Examples
Where do you plan to go for fun this August?
I will return to Hong Kong to visit my family during August.
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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.
