daai6 hau6 jat6大後日大后日
Jyutpingdaai6 hau6 jat6
Yaledaaih hauh yaht
Definition
Three days from now; the day after the day after tomorrow.
colloquialtime
How it's used
This term follows the logical progression of 聽日 for tomorrow and 後日 for the day after tomorrow. It is the standard way to refer to the third day from today in casual conversation. Unlike some other languages that might use a specific word for the fourth day, speakers typically switch to date formats or phrases like 三日之後 for anything further out.
Examples
I won't have time to go shopping until three days from now.
Are you returning to Hong Kong three days from now?
Related words
Common phrases
see you in three days
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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.
