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Time
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year |
nian/ |
neein |
year, two ago |
qian/ nian/ |
tcheein neein |
year, last |
qu\ nian/ |
tchuu neein |
year, this |
jin nian/ |
jeen neein |
year, next |
ming/ nian/ |
meeng neein |
year, two from now |
hou\ nian/ |
hoe neein |
year 1999 |
yi jiu\/ jiu\/ jiu\/ nian/ |
ee jeo jeo tchee neein |
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seasons |
si\ ji\ |
suh jee |
spring |
chun tian |
chwun teein |
summer |
xia\ tian |
sheeah teein |
autumn, fall |
qiu tian |
tcheo teein |
winter |
dong tian |
doong teein |
month |
yue\ |
yueh |
month, two ago |
shang\ shang\ ge yue\ |
shahng shahng guh yueh |
month, last |
shang\ ge yue\ |
shahng guh yueh |
month, this |
zhei\ ge yue\ |
jay guh yueh |
month, next |
xia\ ge yue\ |
sheeah guh yueh |
month, two from now |
xia\ xia\ ge yue\ |
sheeah sheeah guh yueh |
one month |
yi ge yue\ |
ee guh yueh |
January |
yi yue\ |
ee yueh |
February |
er\ yue\ |
urh yueh |
March |
san yue\ |
sahn yueh |
April |
si\ yue\ |
suh yueh |
May |
wu\/ yue\ |
wuu yueh |
June |
liu\ yue\ |
leo yueh |
July |
qi yue\ |
tchee yueh |
August |
ba yue\ |
bah yueh |
September |
jiu\/ yue\ |
jeo yueh |
October |
shi/ yue\ |
shr yueh |
November |
shi/ yi yue\ |
shr ee yueh |
December |
shi/ er\ yue\ |
shr urh yueh |
week |
li\/ bai\ (or) xing qi/ |
lee buy (or) sheeng tchee |
week, two ago |
shang\ shang\ ge xing qi/ (li\/ bai\) |
shahng shahng guh sheeng tchee |
week, last |
shang\ ge xing qi/ (li\/ bai\) |
shahng guh sheeng tchee |
week, this |
zhei\ ge xing qi/ (li\/ bai\) |
jay guh sheeng tchee |
week, next |
xia\ ge xing qi/ (li\/ bai\) |
sheeah guh sheeng tchee |
week, two from now |
xia\ xia\ ge xing qi/ (li\/ bai\) |
sheeah sheeah guh sheeng tchee |
day |
tian |
teein |
day, before yesterday |
qian/ tian |
tcheein teein |
day, yesterday |
zuo/ tian |
zwaw teein |
day, this; today |
jin tian |
jeen teein |
day, tomorrow |
ming/ tian |
meeng teein |
day, after tomorrow |
hou\ tian |
hoe teein |
day of the month |
hao\ |
how |
day, every |
tian tian |
teein teein |
Monday |
xing qi/ yi (li\/ bai\ yi) |
sheeng tchee ee |
Tuesday |
xing qi/ er\ (li\/ bai\ er\) |
sheeng tchee urh |
Wednesday |
xing qi/ san (li\/ bai\ san) |
sheeng tchee sahn |
Thursday |
xing qi/ si\ (li\/ bai\ si\) |
sheeng tchee suh |
Friday |
xing qi/ wu\/ (li\/ bai\ wu\/) |
sheeng tchee wuu |
Saturday |
xing qi/ liu\ (li\/ bai\ liu\) |
sheeng tchee leo |
Sunday |
xing qi/ tian (li\/ bai\ tian) |
sheeng tchee teein |
time of day |
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early morning 3am to 6 am |
qing chen/ |
tcheeng chun |
morning 6 am to 9 am |
zao\/ chen/ |
zow chun |
before noon 9 am to 11 am |
shang\ wu\/ |
shahng wuu |
noon time 11 am to 1 pm |
zhong wu\/ |
joong wuu |
afternoon 1 pm to 6 pm |
xia\ wu\/ |
sheeah wuu |
evening 6 pm to 11 pm |
wan\/ shang\ |
wahn shahng |
night 11 pm to 3 am |
ye\ li\/ |
yeh lee |
hours |
dian\/ (zhong) |
deein joong |
o'clock |
dian\/ (zhong) |
deein joong |
hour of time |
xiao\/ shi/ |
sheeow shr |
hour of time |
zhong tou/ |
joong toe |
half past
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dian\/ ban\ (zhong) |
deein bahn joong |
half an hour of time |
ban\ ge zhong tou/ |
bahn guh joong toe |
quarter hour, first |
yi/ ke\ (zhong) |
ee kuh joong |
quarter hour, third |
san ke\ (zhong) |
sahn kuh joong |
quarter hour, fourth |
si\ ke\ (zhong) |
suh kuh joong |
minutes |
fen (zhong) |
fin joong |
seconds |
miao\/ (zhong) |
meeow joong |
time, next |
xia\ ci\ |
sheeah tsu |
What time is it? |
Ji\/ dian\/ zhong? |
jee deein joong |
time (number hour:number minutes) |
(number) dian\/ (number) fen |
deein
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