Cantonese/Lesson 9
Days of a Week
editSpoken form | Written form | Yale | English |
---|---|---|---|
禮拜一 | 星期一 | láih baai yāt | Monday |
禮拜二 | 星期二 | láih baai yih | Tuesday |
禮拜三 | 星期三 | láih baai sāam | Wednesday |
禮拜四 | 星期四 | láih baai sei | Thursday |
禮拜五 | 星期五 | láih baai ńgh | Friday |
禮拜六 | 星期六 | láih baai luhk | Saturday |
禮拜日 | 星期日 | láih baai yaht | Sunday |
Months of a Year
editSpoken & Written form | Yale | English |
---|---|---|
一月 | yāt yuht | January |
二月 | yih yuht | February |
三月 | sāam yuht | March |
四月 | sei yuht | April |
五月 | ńgh yuht | May |
六月 | luhk yuht | June |
七月 | chāt yuht | July |
八月 | baat yuht | August |
九月 | gáu yuht | September |
十月 | sahp yuht | October |
十一月 | sahp yāt yuht | November |
十二月 | sahp yih yuht | December |
Seasons of a Year
editSpoken & Written form | Yale | English |
---|---|---|
春天 | chēun tīn | Spring |
夏天 | hah tīn | Summer |
秋天 | chāu tīn | Autumn |
冬天 | dūng tīn | Winter |
Time of a day
editSpoken form | Written form | Yale | English |
---|---|---|---|
上晝 | 上午 | séuhng jau | A.M. |
中午 | 中午 | jung ńgh | Noon |
下晝 / 晏晝 | 下午 | hah jau / ngaan jau | P.M. |
Time on a clock
edit- For telling time, 兩 is used instead of 二 for the hour, use 二 for the minute.
- The Cantonese for "o'clock" is 點鐘. Study the following examples:
Spoken form | Written form | Yale | English |
---|---|---|---|
上晝一點鐘 | 上午一時 | séuhng jau yāt dím jūng | one A.M. |
下晝兩點鐘 | 下午二時 | hah jau léuhng dím jūng | two P.M. |
- The Cantonese for "half past" is 點半 (and 半 means "half of"). Study the following examples:
Spoken form | Written form | Yale | English |
---|---|---|---|
上晝三點半 | 上午三時三十分 | séuhng jau sāam dím bun | half past three A.M. |
下晝四點半 | 下午四時三十分 | hah jau sei dím bun | half past four P.M. |
- The time not exactly "o'clock" can be said with the format "x點y分". Study the following examples:
Spoken form | Written form | Yale | English |
---|---|---|---|
上晝一點四十分 | 上午一時四十分 | séuhng jau yāt dím sei sahp fān | twenty to two A.M. |
下晝兩點二十三分 | 下午二時二十三分 | hah jau léuhng dím yih sahp sāam fān | twenty-three past two P.M. |