gei2 jat6幾日几日
Jyutpinggei2 jat6
Yalegéi yaht
Definition
A few days
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How it's used
Use this to refer to an indefinite but small number of days, usually between three and seven. It functions as a flexible quantifier that sounds much more natural in casual speech than specific numbers when the exact duration is not important.
Examples
I have been sick for a few days and only recovered today.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 幾多日, which is used specifically to ask for a quantity or duration. Using 幾日 in a question can sometimes sound like you are making a statement or expressing surprise rather than asking for information.
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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.
