今儿个 (jīn ér gě) — (colloquial, Northern Mandarin) today
Definition
A casual, spoken-Chinese way to say 'today' (now also used south of the Yangtze, not only in the North). It's more colloquial than 今天, and pairs with suffixes like 晚上 to mean 'tonight'.
noun
(colloquial, Northern Mandarin) today
Examples
- 今儿个，。jīn ér gě Tiān qì zhēn hǎo, zán men chū qù zǒu zǒu ba.The weather is really nice today — let's go out for a walk.
- 今儿个？Nǐ jīn ér gě ér gè yǒu kòng ma?Are you free today?
- 今儿个。jīn ér gě Ér gè wǎn shàng wǒ qǐng nǐ chī fàn.I'll treat you to dinner tonight.
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