Telling the time in Cantonese

How to tell the time in Cantonese, a variety of Chinese spoken in southern China and in many overseas Chinese communities.

English	Cantonese (廣東話)
What time is it?	而家幾點呀? (yīgā géidím a?)
It's one o'clock	而家一點 (yīgā yātdím)
It's quarter past one	而家一點三 (yīgā yātdím sāam)
It's half past one	而家一點半 (yīgā yātdím bun)
It's quarter to two	而家一點九 (yīgā yātdím gáu)
It's two o'clock	而家兩點 (yīgā léuhngdím)
It's quarter past two	而家兩點三 (yīgā léuhngdím sāam)
It's half past two	而家兩點半 (yīgā léuhngdím bun)
It's quarter to three	而家兩點九 (yīgā léuhngdím gáu)
It's three o'clock	而家三點 (yīgā sāamdím)
It's quarter past three	而家三點三 (yīgā sāamdím sāam)
It's half past three	而家三點半 (yīgā sāamdím bun)
It's quarter to four	而家三點九 (yīgā sāamdím gáu)
It's four o'clock	而家四點 (yīgā seidím)
It's quarter past four	而家四點三 (yīgā seidím sāam)
It's half past four	而家四點半 (yīgā seidím bun)
It's quarter to five	而家四點九 (yīgā seidím gáu)
It's five o'clock	而家五點 (yīgā ńghdím)
It's quarter past five	而家五點三 (yīgā ńghdím sāam)
It's half past five	而家五點半 (yīgā ńghdím bun)
It's quarter to six	而家五點九 (yīgā ńghdím gáu)
It's six o'clock	而家六點 (yīgā luhkdím)
It's quarter past six	而家六點三 (yīgā luhkdím sāam)
It's half past six	而家六點半 (yīgā luhkdím bun)
It's quarter to seven	而家六點九 (yīgā luhkdím gáu)
It's seven o'clock	而家七點 (yīgā chātdím)
It's quarter past seven	而家七點三 (yīgā chātdím sāam)
It's half past seven	而家七點半 (yīgā chātdím bun)
It's quarter to eight	而家七點九 (yīgā chātdím gáu)
It's eight o'clock	而家八點 (yīgā baatdím)
It's quarter past eight	而家八點三 (yīgā baatdím sāam)
It's half past eight	而家八點半 (yīgā baatdím bun)
It's quarter to nine	而家八點九 (yīgā baatdím gáu)
It's nine o'clock	而家九點 (yīgā gáudím)
It's quarter past nine	而家九點三 (yīgā gáudím sāam)
It's half past nine	而家九點半 (yīgā gáudím bun)
It's quarter to ten	而家九點九 (yīgā gáudím gáu)
It's ten o'clock	而家十點 (yīgā sahpdím)
It's quarter past ten	而家十點三 (yīgā sahpdím sāam)
It's half past ten	而家十點半 (yīgā sahpdím bun)
It's quarter to eleven	而家十點九 (yīgā sahpdím gáu)
It's eleven o'clock	而家十一點 (yīgā sahpyātdím)
It's quarter past eleven	而家十一點三 (yīgā sahpyātdím sāam)
It's half past eleven	而家十一點半 (yīgā sahpyātdím bun)
It's quarter to twelve	而家十一點九 (yīgā sahpyātdím gáu)
It's twelve o'clock	而家十二點 (yīgā sahpyihdím)
It's quarter past twelve	而家十二點三 (yīgā sahpyihdím sāam)
It's half past twelve	而家十二點半 (yīgā sahpyihdím bun)
It's quarter to one	而家十二點九 (yīgā sahpyihdím gáu)
it's midnight	而家半夜 (yīgā bunyé)
it's midday	而家中午 (yīgā jungńgh)
in the morning	上晝 / 朝早 (seuhngjau / jīujóu)
in the afternoon	下晝 / 晏晝 (hahjau / ngaanjau)
in the evening	夜晚 (yehmáahn)

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