ting1 ziu1聽朝听朝
Jyutpingting1 ziu1
Yaletīng jīu
Definition
Tomorrow morning.
colloquialtime
How it's used
Refers specifically to the morning of the next day, functioning as a time adverbial. It is much more common in spoken Cantonese than the formal 翌日早晨 or the Mandarin-influenced 明天早上. It can be placed at the beginning of a sentence or immediately after the subject.
Examples
What time are you getting up tomorrow morning?
I have to meet a client tomorrow morning, so I cannot accompany you.
Related words
Common phrases
tomorrow morning
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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.
