Cantonese Dictionary

今個月

gam1 go3 jyut6

Mandarin: jin1 ge5 yue4

Simplified: 今个月

this month

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今個禮拜

gam1 go3 lai5 baai3

this week

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今兒

gam1 ji4

Mandarin: jin er5

[Beijing dialect / Pekingese language] today

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今勻

gam1 wan4

Mandarin: jin1 yun2

Simplified: 今匀

this time

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今夜

gam1 je6

Mandarin: jin1 ye4

tonight

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今天

gam1 tin1

Mandarin: jin1 tian1

today | Cant. & literary: 今日

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今天天氣哈哈

gam1 tin1 tin1 hei3 haa1 haa1

Mandarin: jin1tian1 tian1qi4 ha1ha5

Simplified: 今天天气哈哈

an ironic expression used by Lu Xun to depict a period of political sensitivity in society where people would not dare to express their opinions on anything [written]; an expression used by someone to imply that they have nothing else further to say [colloquial] [written and colloquial]

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今天天氣很好

gam1 tin1 tin1 hei3 han2 hou2

Mandarin: jin1tian1 tian1qi4 hen3 hao3

Simplified: 今天天气很好

literally: today the weather is good [written]; an expression used by someone to imply that they have nothing else further to say [colloquial] [written and colloquial]

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今宵

gam1 siu1

Mandarin: jin1 xiao1

Tonight

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今屆

gam1 gaai3

Mandarin: jin1 jie4

Simplified: 今届

this current occurrence

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今年

gam1 nin4

Mandarin: jin1 nian2

this year

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今後

gam1 hau6

Mandarin: jin1 hou4

henceforth

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今日

gam1 jat6

Mandarin: jin1 tian1

Simplified: 今天

Cantonese

today (Cantonese)

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今日美國

gam1 jat6 mei5 gwok3

USA Today

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今早

gam1 zou2

Mandarin: jin1 zao3

this morning [written and colloquial]

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今昔

gam1 sik1

Mandarin: jin1 xi1

past and present; yesterday and today

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今時今日

gam1 si4 gam1 jat6

right now; at this time; nowadays

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今時唔同往日

gam1 si4 m4 tung4 wong5 jat6

Mandarin: jin1 shi2 n2 tong2 wang3 ri4

Simplified: 今时唔同往日

Cantonese

how it is nowadays is not the same as how it used to be; the situation is different

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今晚

gam1 maan5/maan5*1

Mandarin: jin1 wan3

tonight

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今晚打老虎

gam1 maan5 daa2 lou5 fu2

Mandarin: jin1 wan3 da3 lao3 hu3

hello; how are you? (old slang)

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今晚肥仔

gam1 maan5 fei4 zai2

Mandarin: jin1wan3 fei2 zi3

let's hit the town tonight [written and colloquial]

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今晚黑

gam1 maan5 hak1

Mandarin: jin1 wan3 hei1

tonight (spoken)

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今晨

gam1 san4

Mandarin: jin1 chen2

this morning

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今朝

gam1 ziu1

Mandarin: jin1 zhao1

(noun) this morning, …

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今朝早

gam1 ziu1 zou2

Mandarin: jin1 chao2 zao3

this morning

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今期

gam1 kei4

Mandarin: jin1 qi1

current issue; current term; current period [written and colloquial]

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今次

gam1 ci3

Mandarin: jin1 ci4

this time

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今生

gam1 saang1

Mandarin: jin1 sheng1

this life

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今譯

gam1 jik6

Mandarin: jin1 yi4

modern language version; modern translation; contemporary translation

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今鋪

gam1 pou1

Mandarin: jin1 pu4

Simplified: 今铺

this occasion or time

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