jau5 si4 hau6有時候有时候

Jyutpingjau5 si4 hau6

Yaleyáuh sìh hauh

副詞

Definition

Sometimes; occasionally.

colloquialtime

How it's used

While this term is widely understood, native speakers often prefer using 有時 for a more natural, concise flow in daily speech. It functions as an adverbial phrase to indicate intermittent frequency, sitting comfortably between the high frequency of 成日 and the rarity of 冇幾何.

Examples

ngo5我dak1得haan4閒go2嗰zan6陣jau5有si4時hau6候wui2會heoi3去tou4圖syu1書gun2館tai2睇syu1書。

When I am free, I sometimes go to the library to read.

nei5你hai6係mai1咪jau5有si4時hau6候wui2會gok3覺dak1得hou2好mun6悶aa1呀？

Do you sometimes feel very bored?

Common phrases

jau5有si4時hau6候wui2會

sometimes will

jau5有si4時hau6候gok3覺dak1得

sometimes feel

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use this at the end of a sentence or as a standalone answer, but it must be placed before the verb or at the very beginning of the clause to function correctly as an adverb.