Learn Chinese Cantonese and Putonghua
 
 
 
 
Learn Cantonese and Putonghua
 
Section 3
Lesson 3.3 - Time (19:00 - 24:00)
07:00PM maahn sheung chāt din chung
08:00PM maahn sheung baat din chung
09:00PM maahn sheung gáu din chung
10:00PM maahn sheung sahp din chung
11:00PM maahn sheung sahp yāt din chung
Midnight 12:00 ling sun shap yih dīn
Hints:
maahn sheung means Night Time. Therefore
maahn sheung chāt din means Night Time 7 O'clock
ling sun means Beginning of the Morning
Therefore,
ling sun yāt din chung means Mid-night 1 O'clock
More Information:
ling means Zero (i.e. Beginning)
sun means Morning
Therefore,
ling sun means Beginning of the Morning
Remind:
Cantonese also speak din instead of din chung. So
ha ng yat din is same as ha ng yat din chung, etc..
 
 
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