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今日
  gam1 jat6   jyutping
  jin1 ri4   pinyin
today


Level: 1   Google Frequency: 16,400,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
今日

This word was added by tuan on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 gam1  -  current, now
 jat6  -  sun; day

4 compounds containing this word:

今日美國 - USA Today
今時今日 - right now; at this time; nowadays
當時今日 - thus, hitherto
早知今日,何必當初 - if you had foresight into today, you wouldn't have to have chosen yesterday's path

Showing 10 of 20 examples containing 今日
detail audio 今日打算邊度
Where do you plan on going today?
detail audio 今日點呀?
How was your day today?
detail audio 今日早餐
I haven't eaten breakfast yet today
detail audio 今日唔會早餐
Today I'm not going to eat breakfast
detail audio 我係今日返屋企
I'm going home today.
[the "today" is emphasized by the use of 係 in front of it, and the use of the final particle 嘅. Pronouncing 嘅 as ge2 would add a sense of puzzlement about the situation.]
detail audio 今日星期
What is the day (of today)?
[The answer will be: 今日星期一/二/三/... (gam1 jat6 sing1 kei4 jat1 / ji6 / saam1 / ...) ]
detail audio 今日幾多
What is the date (of today)?
[The possible response will be: 今日|the date|號。 e.g. 今日十二號。 gam1 jat6 sap6 ji6 hou4 。]
detail audio 今日天氣好好
Today's weather is nice.
detail audio 阿媽今日
Mum has cooked soup today.
detail audio 今日黑仔
I'm so unlucky today!
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