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Cantonese 2

廣東話

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Session: 20 new remaining of the 20/day cap · 0 learning waiting · 25 reviews due.

Click Cantonese::Level2, not Level1. Level1 is review-only now. No learning queue, so new cards interleave with the 25 reviews.

This is a third sheet for today (HSK is 2026-09-11.md, Japanese is 2026-09-11-japanese-level1.md).

Session plan

  • Yesterday 人生 already said 要學識面對. Today the card is 面對.
  • 覺 in the example is 瞓著覺 gaau3. The note ruby is gok3 (感覺) — don’t mix.
  • 小 today is 七個小矮人. Ignore the crude extra gloss on the note.
  • 計 is split the bill after eating, not 計劃. 何 is 何先生 the surname, not 點解.
  • Softeners: 客氣 唔使客氣, 坐低 唔使急, 好彩 + umbrella. 一時間 = frozen for a second.

1. 面對（min6 deoi3）

confront; face · menghadapi

Example: 咁結果呢，依啲政治嘅漩渦，政治嘅風波就係咁拑埋嚟，要不斷去面對。 — And so, these political whirlpools and storms just keep coming, forcing us to constantly face them.

面對
  • CJK: 面 = 面. 對 = 对 duì. Mandarin 面对. JP 直面する. Same 對 as 對不起.
  • Fun fact: 面對 + problem. 不斷去面對. Yesterday’s 人生有起有落，要學識面對 was the trailer. Not 見面.
  • Memorize: Standing in wind toward a storm cloud, not running: 要不斷去面對.
  • Study tip: 面對. Don’t answer 見 or 對抗.

2. 怪（gwaai3）

odd; strange · aneh; ganjil

Example: 呢啲牛奶有啲怪味。 — This milk has a strange taste.

怪
  • CJK: 怪 = 怪 guài. JP 怪しい. Mandarin 奇怪 / 怪味. Same 怪 as 奇怪.
  • Fun fact: 怪味 = off taste. 有啲 = a bit. Not 怪物. 奇怪 is the two-syllable cousin.
  • Memorize: Sniffing a milk carton, wavy “off” lines: 有啲怪味.
  • Study tip: 怪. Don’t answer 奇怪 unless that’s the card.

3. 佬（lou2）

man; guy · pria; cowok

Example: 個新來佬成日問問題。 — That new guy keeps asking questions.

佬
  • CJK: 佬 is Canto. Mandarin 家伙 / 男的. JP 男. 來佬 = guy who just arrived.
  • Fun fact: Slightly rough/casual. 新來佬. 成日 = always (ties to JP よく). Not a surname.
  • Memorize: New guy at the office with a question-mark stack: 新來佬成日問.
  • Study tip: 佬. Don’t answer 男 or 人.

4. 計（gai3）

to calculate; to count · menghitung

Example: 食完飯先至計啦，唔好咁心急。 — Let’s calculate after eating, don’t be so hasty.

計
  • CJK: 計 = 计 jì. JP 計算. Mandarin 算 / 算账. Same 計 as 計劃 — today is the bill.
  • Fun fact: 食完飯先至計. Split the cheque after the meal. 心急 = impatient. Not 計劃去澳門.
  • Memorize: Empty plates, then a calculator: 食完飯先至計.
  • Study tip: 計. Don’t answer 計劃 or 算 as Mandarin.

5. 飛（fei1）

to fly · terbang

Example: 如果阿明真係識飛就好喇，唔使踩到米田共返屋企。 — If only Ah Ming could really fly, he wouldn't step in dog poop on his way home.

飛
  • CJK: 飛 = 飞 fēi. JP 飛ぶ. Same 飛 as 飛機. 識飛 = know how to fly.
  • Fun fact: Joke sentence: fly home, skip 米田共 (dog poop). Dictionary also lists break-up / hooligan. Today is fly.
  • Memorize: Ah Ming hovering over a pavement landmine: 識飛就好喇.
  • Study tip: 飛. Don’t answer 走 or 走佬.

6. 好彩（hou2 coi2）

fortunately; luckily · untungnya; beruntung

Example: 好彩我帶咗遮，唔係就濕晒喇。 — Fortunately I brought an umbrella, otherwise I would have gotten soaked.

好彩
  • CJK: 好 = hou2. 彩 = 彩 cǎi. Mandarin 幸好. JP 幸い. 遮 = umbrella.
  • Fun fact: 好彩 + good-luck clause. 唔係就 = otherwise. 濕晒. Not 彩色.
  • Memorize: Umbrella vs soaked friend: 好彩我帶咗遮.
  • Study tip: 好彩. Don’t answer 幸運 as Mandarin.

7. 消息（siu1 sik1）

news; information · berita; kabar

Example: 你有冇收到公司嘅最新消息？ — Have you received the latest news from the company?

消息
  • CJK: Same 消息. JP 消息（しょうそく）. Mandarin 消息. 有冇收到.
  • Fun fact: 最新消息. Company memo, not 新聞 TV. 收到消息.
  • Memorize: Phone with a company envelope ping: 最新消息.
  • Study tip: 消息. Don’t answer 新聞.

8. 倉（cong1）

warehouse · gudang

Example: 貨倉入面堆滿咗貨物。 — The warehouse is full of goods.

倉
  • CJK: 倉 = 仓 cāng. JP 倉庫（そうこ）. Mandarin 仓库. 貨倉 is the compound in the sentence.
  • Fun fact: 貨倉 / 倉. Full of 貨物. Note also lists prison block — today is the warehouse.
  • Memorize: Stacks of boxes to the ceiling: 貨倉堆滿貨物.
  • Study tip: 倉. Don’t answer 房 or 監.

9. 客氣（haak3 hei3）

polite; politeness · sopan; sungkan

Example: 唔使客氣。 — Don't be polite; you're welcome.

客氣
  • CJK: 客 = 客. 氣 = 气. Mandarin 客气. JP 遠慮. Same 客 as HSK 顾客.
  • Fun fact: 唔使客氣 = you’re welcome / don’t be formal. 客氣 is the sungkan. Japanese ご主人 is another polite-register card this morning.
  • Memorize: Host waving both hands, pushing a gift back: 唔使客氣.
  • Study tip: 客氣 / 唔使客氣. Don’t answer 禮貌 only.

10. 出聲（ceot1 seng1）

to speak up; to make a sound · bersuara; berbicara

Example: 突然間個個唔出聲。全部靜晒。 — Suddenly everyone went silent. Everything became quiet.

出聲
  • CJK: 出 = 出. 聲 = 声 shēng. Mandarin 出声. JP 声を出す. Negative 唔出聲 = go quiet.
  • Fun fact: 唔出聲. 靜晒. The card is the verb; today’s picture is the silence.
  • Memorize: Room of people with taped-over mouths, then stillness: 個個唔出聲.
  • Study tip: 出聲. Don’t answer 講 or 靜.

11. 覺（gaau3）

to sleep (a sleep) · tidur

Example: Mahmud上經濟學嘅時候成日都會瞓著覺。 — Mahmud always falls asleep during economics class.

覺
  • CJK: 覺 = 觉 jué / 覺. Sleep reading gaau3 (瞓覺). 感覺 is gok3. The note ruby is gok3 — today’s sentence is gaau3.
  • Fun fact: 瞓著覺 = fall asleep. HSK 着 is 睡着了 this morning. 成日都會 — same “always” as 佬.
  • Memorize: Head on an economics textbook, zzz: 瞓著覺.
  • Study tip: 瞓覺 / 瞓著覺. Don’t answer 感覺 gok3.

12. 小（siu2）

little; small · kecil

Example: 我本來瞓緊覺，我一瞓醒佢就錫緊我，七個小矮人可以做證。 — I was originally sleeping, and as soon as I woke up he was kissing me; the seven dwarfs can testify.

小
  • CJK: 小 = 小 xiǎo. JP 小さい. Canto siu2. 小矮人 = dwarfs. Same 小 as HSK 小.
  • Fun fact: Snow White joke: 七個小矮人可以做證. The note also dumps a crude slang. Today is little. Ties to 覺 (瞓緊覺).
  • Memorize: Seven short miners pointing as witnesses: 七個小矮人.
  • Study tip: 小. Don’t answer 少. Don’t chase the slang gloss.

13. 坐低（co5 dai1）

sit down · duduk

Example: 坐低先啦，唔使急。 — Sit down first, no need to rush.

坐低
  • CJK: 坐 = 坐 zuò. 低 = 低. Mandarin 坐下. JP 座る. 低 here is “down,” not 低温’s 低.
  • Fun fact: 坐低先. 唔使急 pairs with 計’s 唔好咁心急 and HSK 稍等.
  • Memorize: Hand on a chair, guest still standing: 坐低先啦.
  • Study tip: 坐低. Don’t answer 坐 as Mandarin 坐一下 only.

14. 關於（gwaan1 jyu1）

about; regarding · tentang; mengenai

Example: 我哋要討論關於環境保護嘅問題。 — We need to discuss issues regarding environmental protection.

關於
  • CJK: 關 = 关 guān. 於 = 于. Mandarin 关于. JP について. HSK 用于 is a different 于-word today.
  • Fun fact: 關於 + topic. 環境保護. Formal. Spoken sometimes 講嗰啲.
  • Memorize: Meeting table, earth-globe agenda: 關於環境保護.
  • Study tip: 關於. Don’t answer 用于.

15. 李（lei5）

Li (surname); plum · Li (marga); plum

Example: 李小龍係我最尊敬嘅功夫明星。 — Bruce Lee is the martial arts star I admire most.

李
  • CJK: 李 = 李 lǐ. JP 李（すもも / リ）. HSK 孙子 today is 李叔叔的孙子 — same surname pile.
  • Fun fact: 李小龍. Surname card, not the fruit. 最尊敬.
  • Memorize: Bruce Lee silhouette, nunchaku: 李小龍.
  • Study tip: 李. Don’t answer 龍 or 水果.

16. 拿（naa4）

to hold; to take · memegang

Example: 記得拿好你本書，唔好又漏喺度。 — Remember to hold on to your book, don't leave it behind again.

拿
  • CJK: 拿 = 拿 ná. JP 取る. Mandarin 拿. Canto often 攞 lo2; this note uses 拿.
  • Fun fact: 拿好 = hold onto. 漏 = leave behind. Book ties to JP 本.
  • Memorize: Clutching a book at the door, not leaving it on the table: 拿好你本書.
  • Study tip: 拿. Don’t answer 攞 unless that’s the card.

17. 呢樣（ni1 joeng6）

this kind; this sort · yang seperti ini; jenis ini

Example: 呢樣嘢我從來未見過。 — I've never seen this kind of thing before.

呢樣
  • CJK: 呢 = this (Canto). 樣 = 样 yàng. Mandarin 这样. JP こんな. HSK 多样 is the “many kinds” cousin today.
  • Fun fact: 呢樣嘢. 從來未見過. Demonstrative kind, not 一樣 (same).
  • Memorize: Pointing at a weird object, wide eyes: 呢樣嘢未見過.
  • Study tip: 呢樣. Don’t answer 一樣 or 這個 as Mandarin.

18. 男朋友（naam4 pang4 jau5）

boyfriend · pacar laki-laki

Example: 我男朋友今個週末會陪我去行街。 — My boyfriend will go shopping with me this weekend.

男朋友
  • CJK: Same 男朋友. JP 彼氏. Mandarin 男朋友. 行街 = go shopping. Japanese ご主人 is the married-honorific card.
  • Fun fact: 陪我去行街. Weekend. 朋友 alone is friend; the 男 is the point.
  • Memorize: Couple window-shopping: 男朋友陪我去行街.
  • Study tip: 男朋友. Don’t answer 朋友 or 老公.

19. 何（ho4）

Ho (surname); (classical) what · Ho; apa

Example: 你知唔知何先生住喺邊度？ — Do you know where Mr. Ho lives?

何
  • CJK: 何 = 何 hé. JP 何（なに） is “what.” Today is 何先生, the surname. Mandarin 姓何.
  • Fun fact: 何先生住喺邊度. If you answer “what/why,” you missed the 先生. Pairs with 李.
  • Memorize: Nameplate 何 on a doorbell: 何先生住喺邊度.
  • Study tip: 何先生. Don’t answer 點解 or 什麼.

20. 一時間（jat1 si4 gaan1）

for a moment; temporarily · sejenak; untuk sementara

Example: 佢講得太快，我一時間反應唔到。 — He spoke too fast; I couldn't react for a moment.

一時間
  • CJK: 一時間. Mandarin 一时间. JP 一瞬. 時間 on the note is gaan1 in this adverb.
  • Fun fact: Frozen-brain moment, not “one hour” (一個鐘 / 一小時). 反應唔到.
  • Memorize: Blank face while someone talks at high speed: 一時間反應唔到.
  • Study tip: 一時間. Don’t answer 一個鐘 or 等一阵.