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Days of the Week

Learn the seven days

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15XP
6–11min

In Cantonese, days of the week use “星期” plus a number. Sunday is special, it uses “日” instead of “七”!

  • sing1 kei4星期week / day of week
  • jat6日Sunday / day
sing1星kei4期jat1一

Monday

sing1星kei4期jat1一jiu3要faan1返gung1工

Have to go to work on Monday

sing1星kei4期ji6二

Tuesday

sing1星kei4期ji6二ngo5我hou2好mong4忙

I am very busy on Tuesday

sing1星kei4期saam1三

Wednesday

ngo5我dei6哋sing1星kei4期saam1三faan1返hok6學

We have school on Wednesday

sing1星kei4期sei3四

Thursday

sing1星kei4期sei3四gin3見

See you on Thursday

sing1星kei4期ng5五

Friday

sing1星kei4期ng5五fong3放gung1工zou2早di1啲

Getting off work earlier on Friday

Notice how Sunday uses “日” (day/sun) instead of “七” (seven). This pattern is common in Chinese languages!

sing1星kei4期luk6六

Saturday

sing1星kei4期luk6六ngo5我soeng2想heoi3去haang4行gaai1街

I want to go shopping on Saturday

sing1星kei4期jat6日

Sunday

sing1星kei4期jat6日tung4同uk1屋kei5企jan4人haang4行saan1山

We go hiking with family on Sunday