lai5 baai3 jat6禮拜日礼拜日
Jyutpinglai5 baai3 jat6
Yaleláih baai yaht
Definition
Sunday; the first day of the week and a common rest day.
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How it's used
People often use 禮拜 interchangeably with 星期 to refer to the days of the week. While 禮拜日 is the standard term for Sunday, you will frequently hear locals shorten it to just 禮拜天 or even just 禮拜 when the context of the day is already clear. It carries a slightly more casual, conversational tone compared to the more formal 星期日.
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Do you have any plans this Sunday?
I like to go for dim sum every Sunday.
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Common mistake
Avoid using 禮拜日 to mean the entire week, as that is strictly reserved for the day itself. If you want to refer to the upcoming week, use 下個禮拜 instead.
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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.
