How to Say ‘About three months.’ in Simplified Chinese
大概三个月。
dà gài sān gè yuè
[dàgài sān guh yuè]
💬 Usage Tip: Put 大概 (dà gài) in front of a number to make it an estimate. Note that months need the counting word 个: 三个月, not 三月, which means "March".
Phrase Breakdown
大概
dà gài
[dàgài]
probably; approximately
Adverb used to give a rough estimate.
他大概五点到。
He'll probably arrive around five.
三
sān
[sān]
three
The number 3.
我有三个朋友。
I have three friends.
个
gè
[guh]
measure word for general items
A very common classifier used with many nouns, especially in everyday questions like 哪个行业.
你最想去哪个城市工作？
Which city do you most want to work in?
月
yuè
[yuè]
month
A unit of time; also means moon.
我这个月很忙。
I'm very busy this month.
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