sap6 jat1 jyut6十一月
Jyutpingsap6 jat1 jyut6
Yalesahp yāt yuht
Definition
November, the eleventh month of the calendar year, which has thirty days.
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How it's used
Months in Cantonese are formed by simply placing the number before the word 月. Unlike some languages that use specific names for months, this system is perfectly regular and applies to all twelve months of the year.
Examples
The weather starts to turn cool in November.
Do you have time to go traveling in November?
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
