baat3 jat6八日
Jyutpingbaat3 jat6
Yalebaat yaht
Definition
Eight days, or the eighth day of the month.
- eight days
- the eighth day of the month
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How it's used
When referring to a specific calendar date, the number is placed directly before 日. To express a duration of time, it is common to add 咁耐 or 嘅時間 after the duration to emphasize the length. Unlike Mandarin, Cantonese speakers rarely use the classifier 個 when talking about days in this specific format.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse 八日 with 第八日, as the former refers to the eighth day of the month or a duration of eight days, while the latter specifically means the eighth day in a sequence.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
