wan2 jat6搵日揾日
Jyutpingwan2 jat6
Yalewán yaht
Definition
On another day; some other day.
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How it's used
Used primarily as a polite way to postpone plans without committing to a specific date. It functions as a vague placeholder for time, effectively softening a rejection or an invitation. It is extremely common in social settings to avoid sounding overly direct or dismissive.
Examples
Let's meet up for a meal some other day.
Related words
Common phrases
have a meal together some day
Common mistake
Do not use this to refer to a specific future date, as it implies a lack of concrete planning. It is strictly for indefinite future time and cannot be used to mean 'the other day' in the past.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
