gei2 do1 dim2幾多點几多点
Jyutpinggei2 do1 dim2
Yalegéi dō dím
Definition
What time is it?
colloquialtime
How it's used
Use this phrase exclusively to ask for the time of day. It is the standard way to ask about clock time in casual conversation, whereas asking about duration or frequency requires different structures like 幾耐 or 幾多次. It functions as a noun phrase representing the specific time on a clock face.
Examples
What time should we meet here?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 幾多, which is used for counting quantities or amounts. Using 幾多點 to ask how many items there are will sound nonsensical to native speakers.
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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.
