sap6 cat1 jat6十七日

Jyutpingsap6 cat1 jat6

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Definition

The seventeenth day of the month, or a period of seventeen days.

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How it's used

When referring to a date, Cantonese speakers typically omit the word for day and just use the number followed by 日. If you are talking about a duration of time, it is common to add the classifier 咁耐 or just leave it as is, but the context usually makes it clear whether you mean a specific date or a period of time.

Examples

ngo5我hai2喺dou6度zyu6住zo2咗sap6十cat1七jat6日laa3喇。

I have stayed here for seventeen days already.

nei5你hai6係mai6咪sap6十cat1七jat6日heoi3去leoi5旅hang4行aa4呀？

Are you going on a trip on the seventeenth?

Common phrases

sap6十cat1七jat6日zi1之hau6後

after seventeen days

sap6十cat1七jat6日go2嗰zan6陣

around the seventeenth

Common mistake

Learners often confuse the date with the duration. Remember that while 十七日 can mean the seventeenth of the month, it can also mean a duration of seventeen days, so pay close attention to the surrounding context to distinguish between a point in time and a length of time.