cat1 jyut6 saam1 sap6 hou6七月三十號七月三十号
Jyutpingcat1 jyut6 saam1 sap6 hou6
Yalechāt yuht sāam sahp houh
Definition
July 30th
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How it's used
Dates in Cantonese are constructed by stating the month followed by the day. The character 號 is the standard way to denote the day of the month in spoken language, while 日 is more common in formal writing or calendars.
Examples
What day of the week is July 30th?
I have to go to work on July 30th.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
