Vocabulary 06 - Most Common 60【Date & Time】Vocabs in Cantonese

Mastering Cantonese date and time vocabulary is key for effective communication. This blog post provides a comprehensive list of essential terms, complete with jyutping romanizations and audio pronunciations. From basic units like years and months to relative days and frequency expressions, this guide will help you confidently navigate time-related conversations in Cantonese. Perfect for students and language enthusiasts alike!
Vocab 06 time & date in Cantonese

Table of Content

#   Basic Date Vocabulary
#   Days of the Week
#   Months
#   Time
#   Relative Days
#   Relative Weeks
#   Relative Months
#   Relative Years
#   Frequency

Note that every Jyutping romanization marker can be clicked to play audio.

Cantonese

Audio

English

Notes

Basic Date Vocabulary

年()

Year

月()

Month

日()／號()

Date

日()子()

Day
(usually in special day)

今日係咩日子？(What day is it today?)
今日係母親節 (Today is Mother's Day.)

Days of the Week

星()期()幾()

禮()拜()幾()

Day of the week
(in questions)

今日係星期幾？(What day (of the week) is today?)
今日係星期一 (Today is Monday.)

星()期()

禮()拜()

Week

禮拜 comes from the word "Service" in Christianity as the concept of Week comes from the West.

星()期()一()

禮()拜()一()

Monday

lit. Day of the Week One

星()期()二()

禮()拜()二()

Tuesday

lit. Day of the Week Two

星()期()三()

禮()拜()三()

Wednesday

lit. Day of the Week Three

星()期()四()

禮()拜()四()

Thursday

lit. Day of the Week Four

星()期()五()

禮()拜()五()

Friday

lit. Day of the Week Five

星()期()六()

禮()拜()六()

Saturday

lit. Day of the Week Six

星()期()日()

禮()拜()日()

Sunday

lit. Day of the Week Sun / Day of the Service

Months

一()月()

January

lit. One month

二()月()

February

lit. Two month

三()月()

March

lit. Three month

四()月()

April

lit. Four month

五()月()

May

lit. Five month

六()月()

June

lit. Six month

七()月()

July

lit. Seven month

八()月()

August

lit. Eight month

九()月()

September

lit. Nine month

十()月()

October

lit. Ten month

十()一()月()

November

lit. Eleven month

十()二()月()

December

lit. Twelve month

Time

點()／點()鐘()

o’clock

鐘()

hour

usually used with classifer 個()

一個鐘 1 hours, 兩個鐘 2 hours

分()／分()鐘()

minute

秒()（鐘()）

second

Relative Days

前()日()

the day before yesterday

尋()日()

yesterday

今()日()

today

聽()日()

tomorrow

後()日()

the day after tomorrow

Relative Weeks

上()（個()）星()期()
上()個()禮()拜()

last week

今()個()星()期()

今()個()禮()拜()

this week

下()（個()）星()期()

下()（個()）禮()拜()

next week

Relative Months

上()個()月()

last month

今()個()月()

this month

下()個()月()

next month

Relative Years

前()年()

the year before last year

change of tone in 年

上()年()／舊()年()

last year

change of tone in 年

今()年()／今()年()

this year

下()年()／出()年()

next year

change of tone in 年

後()年()

the year after next year

change of tone in 年

Frequency

每()年()

年()年()

every year

每()個()月()

個()個()月()

every month

每()個()星()期()
每()個()禮()拜()

個()個()星()期()
個()個()禮()拜()

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every week

每()個()星()期()X
每()個()禮()拜()X

個()個()星()期()X
個()個()禮()拜()X

逢()星()期()X
逢()禮()拜()X

每()逢()星()期()X
每()逢()禮()拜()X

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every (day of the week)

Replace X with 一二三四五六日 to form day of the week. Audio use Monday as example.

每個星期一、每個星期二、每個星期三, etc
個個星期一、個個星期二、個個星期三, etc
逢星期一、逢星期二、逢星期三, etc
每逢星期一、每逢星期二、每逢星期三, etc
(every Mondays, every Tuesdays, every Wednesdays)

每()日()

日()日()

every day