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Time
| when? |
gei si |
| now |
yi ga |
| sometimes |
y u si |
| never |
tsUng loi mou |
| yesterday |
km yt |
| today |
gm yt |
| tomorrow |
tIng yt |
| afternoon |
an dzu |
Units
| minute |
fn (no MW) |
| 5 minutes |
dzi (MW: go) |
| quarter |
gwt (MW: go) |
| half |
bun |
| hour |
dzUng |
| day |
yt |
| week |
li bai ; sIng kei (MW: go) |
| month |
yüt (MW: go) |
| year |
lin |
Clock
| at what time? |
gei dim dzUng a |
| what time is it? |
gei dim a |
| o'clock |
dim (dzUng) |
| 9:30 |
gu dim bun |
| 5:03 |
m dim lIng sam fn |
| 4:10 |
|
| 6:45 |
lUk dim sei sp m fn |
Days of the Week
Use the numbers 1 to 6 with sing1 kei4 to form the days from Monday to Saturday. Sunday is an exception. You may also use l@i5 bai3 instead of sing1 kei4.
| Monday |
sIng kei yt (weekday 1) |
| Tuesday |
sIng kei yi |
| Wednesday |
sIng kei sam |
| Thursday |
sIng kei sei |
| Friday |
sIng kei m |
| Saturday |
sIng kei lUk (weekday 6) |
| Sunday |
sIng kei yt |
| weekend |
dzu mut (MW: go) |
Months
Put the numbers 1 to 12 before the word for month yuet6.
| January |
yt yüt (1st month) |
| February |
yi yüt |
| March |
sam yüt |
| April |
sei yüt |
| May |
m yüt |
| June |
lUk yüt |
| ... |
|
| November |
sp yt yüt |
| December |
sp yi yüt (12th month) |
Present
| now |
yi ga |
| today |
gm yt |
| this morning |
gm dziu (dzou) ; li go dziu dzou |
| this afternoon |
li go an dzu |
| tonight |
gm man ; gm man |
| this month |
gm go yüt |
| this year |
gm lin |
Past
| just now |
|
| yesterday |
km yt |
| day before yesterday |
tsin yt |
| last night |
km man |
| last month |
sœng go yüt |
| last year |
sœng lin |
| ...ago |
|
Future
| later |
tsi di |
| soon |
yt dzn |
| tomorrow |
tIng yt |
| day after tomorrow |
hu yt |
| tomorrow night |
tIng man ; tIng man |
| next month |
ha go yüt |
| next year |
ha lin |
| in... |
|
Date
Seasons
| spring |
tsön gwi |
| summer |
ha gwi |
| autumn |
tsu gwi |
| winter |
dUng gwi |
Decades
| 60s |
lUk sp lin doi |
| 70s |
tst sp lin doi |
| 80s |
bat sp lin doi |
| 90s |
gu sp lin doi |
Centuries
| 20th century |
ya si gei |
| 21st century |
ya yi si gei |
Adverbs
| again |
dzoi |
| no longer |
dzoi m [verb] la |
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