Mastering Cantonese Time Words: Speak Faster, Remember Better (40 items)

These essential words are the key to expressing time in Cantonese and building fluency. By learning them, you’ll speak more naturally and respond quicker in conversations.

Benefits:

  • Strengthen memorization of key words.
  • Speak faster with a solid grasp of time expressions.
  • Gain confidence in everyday Cantonese conversations.

How to Use the Flashcards:

  1. Familiarize: Go through the flashcards, listen to the pronunciation, and use each word in simple sentences.
  2. Repetition: Use Quizlet’s spaced repetition feature to reinforce memory.
  3. Daily Practice: Spend 5-10 minutes daily reviewing the words to improve recall.
  4. Apply in Context: Use time words in everyday conversations to solidify your learning.
yesterday尋日 cham4 yat6
today今日 gam1 yat6
Wednesday星期三 sing1 kei4 saam1
Tomorrow聽日 ting1 yat6
Sunday星期日 sing1 kei4 yat6
Last week上星期 seung6 sing1 kei4
Next week下星期 ha6 sing1 kei4
last summer上個夏天 soeng5 go3 haa6 tin1
last year (tone change on the second word)上年 seung6 nin2
last month上個月 seung6 go3 yut6
two months later兩個月後 leung5 go3 yut6 hau6
one year ago一年前 yat1 nin4 chin4 – jat1 nin4 cin4
three days ago三日前 saam1 jat1 chin4
5 o’ clock today今日五點 gam1 yat6 ng5 dim2
a quarter past five五點十五分 (五點三) ng5 dim2 sap6 ng5 fan1 ( ng5 dim2 saam1)
this morning今朝 gam1 jiu1
last night尋晚 cham4 maan5
tommorrow night聽晚 ting1 maan5
tommorrow afternoon聽日下午 ting3 jat6 haa6 ng5
tommorrow morning聽日上午 ting1 yat6 seung6 ng5
tommorrow pm聽日下晝 ting1 yat6 ha6 jau3 – ting3 jat6 haa6 zau3
tommorrow morning (another way to say)聽日上晝 ting1 yat6 seung6 jau3
noon中午 jung1 ng5 – zung1 ng5 中middle 午 noon
midnight凌晨 ling4 san4
in the middle of the night (half of the night) – tone change (second word)半夜 bun3 je6
daytime日頭 yat6 tau2
the whole day全日 chyun4 yat6
all the time, always成日 sing4 yat6
later (the same day)晏啲 aan3 di1
a little bit later晏少少 aan3 siu2 siu2
last year (old year)舊年 gau6 nin2
next year出年 cheut1 nin2
next two weeks下兩個星期 ha6 leung5 go3 sing1 kei4
three days later三日後 saam1 yat6 hau6
after three years三年後 saam1 nin4 hau6
after three weeks三星期後 saam1 sing1 kei4 hau6
after three months三個月後 saam1 go3 yut6 hau6
I went to dim sum restaurant 3 days ago三日前, 我去茶樓 saam1 yat6 chin4, ngo5 heui3 cha4 lau4

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