go2 jat6嗰日
Jyutpinggo2 jat6
Yalegó yaht
Definition
That day.
colloquialtime
How it's used
Use 嗰日 to refer to a specific day in the past or future that has already been established in the conversation. It functions similarly to 嗰陣 for time periods or 嗰度 for locations, relying on the demonstrative 嗰 to point to a distant reference. It is essential for narrative flow when recounting events.
Examples
I went to the library to look for information that day.
Do you remember what happened that day?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using 嗰日 as a direct translation for the English word "yesterday," which is 琴日. Learners often confuse the two when trying to describe recent past events.
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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.
