sei3 jyut6 sap6 cat1 hou6四月十七號四月十七号
Jyutpingsei3 jyut6 sap6 cat1 hou6
Yalesei yuht sahp chāt houh
Definition
April 17th
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How it's used
Dates in Cantonese follow the order of month, day, and then the specific day of the week if necessary. The character 號 is the standard way to denote the day of the month in spoken Cantonese, whereas 日 is more common in formal written contexts. When asking about dates, 幾號 is the standard question word used to inquire about the day.
Examples
April 17th is my birthday.
Are you free on April 17th?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 日 instead of 號 when speaking. While 日 is understood, 號 is the natural choice for dates in daily conversation.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
