saam1 sap6 jat1 hou6三十一號三十一号
Jyutpingsaam1 sap6 jat1 hou6
Yalesāam sahp yāt houh
Definition
The thirty-first day of the month.
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How it's used
Dates in Cantonese are expressed by adding 號 after the number. Unlike some languages that use ordinal numbers for dates, Cantonese uses the cardinal number directly followed by 號 to indicate the day of the month.
Examples
I have to work on the thirty-first.
Are you going on a trip on the thirty-first?
Related words
Common phrases
the night of the thirty-first
Common mistake
Avoid using ordinal markers like 第 when referring to dates, as that sounds unnatural and confusing to native speakers.
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