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三

saam1
three
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Usage

  • Used as the number three
  • Commonly used in counting, times, dates, ages, and quantities
  • Often appears in everyday expressions involving numbers
  • Used in both spoken and written Cantonese
Volume
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Examples

  • 我三點鐘返工。
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    ngo5 saam1 dim2 zung1 faan1 gung1
    I go to work at three o’clock.
  • 呢度有三個人。
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    ni1 dou6 jau5 saam1 go3 jan4
    There are three people here.
  • 我今年三歲。
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    ngo5 gam1 nin4 saam1 seoi3
    I am three years old this year.
  • 今日係三號。
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    gam1 jat6 hai6 saam1 hou6
    Today is the third.

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