12.5 The Question Word 幾時 gei2 si4 (‘when’)
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The question word 幾時 gei2 si4 is similar to when in English. We can use 幾時 gei2 si4 to form a question that elicits a date or time as the answer.
| A: | 你幾時生日㗎？ nei5 gei2 si4 saang1 jat6 gaa3? When is your birthday? |
| B: | 我二月二十九號生日嘅。 ngo5 ji6 jyut6 ji6 sap6 gau2 hou6 saang1 jat6 ge3. My birthday is the 29th of February. |
When we are not sure where we should put 幾時 gei2 si4, we can always think of the answer to the question. We put 幾時 gei2 si4 at the position where the date or time appears in the answer.
| A: | 你幾時生日㗎？ nei5 gei2 si4 saang1 jat6 gaa3? When is your birthday? |
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| B: | 我二月二十九號生日嘅。 ngo5 ji6 jyut6 ji6 sap6 gau2 hou6 saang1 jat6 ge3. My birthday is the 29th of February. |