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今日
gam1 jat6
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today Level: 1 Google Frequency: 16,400,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 12485 times since 30th Oct 2012, 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:今 gam1 - current, now日 jat6 - sun; day 5 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 時至今日 - up until now |
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Showing all 26 examples containing 今日 
我係今日返屋企㗎。 粵
I returned home only today. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131851 ]
今日星期幾？ 粵
What is the day (of today)? [The answer will be: 今日星期一/二/三/... (gam1 jat6 sing1 kei4 jat1 / ji6 / saam1 / ...) ]
今日幾多號？ 粵
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 。]
點解我今日冇見到你呀 粵
Why didn't I see you today? [Lit. why I today not-have see-arrive you [particle]? [maybe on the telephone]]
佢今日寫嗰啲嘢，乜嘢都九唔搭八 粵
Nothing he wrote today made sense. [Lit. He today write those things, what also nonsensical]
今日冇琴日咁熱。 粵
It is not so hot today as it was yesterday. [Parsing: 今日 today | 冇 is not | 琴日 yesterday | 咁 so | 熱 hot. The Cantonese structure is much simpler than the English.]
今日成朝開籠雀噉梗係男朋友返咗嚟 粵
She’s been talking non-stop the whole morning. Probably because the boyfriend has come back. [Alternative (more literal) translation: She was singing the whole morning like a bird (not in captivity). The boyfriend must have returned to her.]
今日雖然只係第二日... 粵
Today, although is just the second day ... [Usually this sentence is followed by saying how unexpected the situation has developed into, even though it is just the second day of the event/situation. ] |
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