gam1 maan5 hak1今晚黑

Jyutpinggam1 maan5 hak1

Yalegām máahn hāk

Definition

Tonight; this evening.

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How it's used

While 今晚 is standard and widely understood, adding 黑 emphasizes the darkness or the late-night aspect of the time. It carries a slightly more colloquial and emphatic tone, often used when discussing plans specifically occurring after sunset. It is common in casual speech but less frequent in formal writing.

Examples

nei5你gam1今maan5晚hak1黑jau5有mou5冇hung1空aa4呀？

Are you free tonight?

ngo5我gam1今maan5晚hak1黑jiu3要faan1返uk1屋kei2企sik6食faan6飯。

I have to go home to eat dinner tonight.

Common phrases

gam1今maan5晚hak1黑heoi3去bin1邊

where to go tonight

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly assume that adding 黑 makes the word refer to a specific time like midnight, but it simply functions as a more descriptive version of tonight.