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Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days in Cantonese
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please. Play the ten Cantonese words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Cantonese phrases in this lesson
- 而家YI-ga
- Now
- 遲啲CHI-di
- Later
- 今日GAM-yat
- Today
- 聽日TING-yat
- Tomorrow
- 今晚GAM-maan
- Tonight
- 幾時？GEI-si
- When?
- 幾點開門？GEI-dim HOI-moon
- What time does it open?
- 等陣，唔該DANG-jan, m-GOY
- One moment, please
- 分鐘FAN-jung
- Minutes
- 個鐘GO JUNG
- Hours
A very useful all-purpose word. 而家去 (YI-ga HOEY) means "let's go now". Like everywhere, "now" can be somewhat elastic in practice.
遲啲 literally means "a bit later". For something further off, 之後 (JI-HAU) means afterwards or later on.
Yesterday is 尋日 (CHAM-yat). The day after tomorrow is 後日 (HAU-yat). The pattern is consistent.
Literally "what time open door?".
Literally "wait a moment, please".
The spoken form after a number: 兩個鐘 (LEUNG GO JUNG), two hours.