Cantonese 2

Session: 20 new remaining of the 20/day cap · 38 learning waiting · 97 reviews due.

Click Cantonese::Level2, not Level1. Level1 is review-only now. Learning first (38) — those are yesterday’s and older lapses. New cards then mix into the 97 reviews.

This is a third sheet for today (HSK is 2026-09-19.md, Japanese is 2026-09-19-japanese-level2.md).

Session plan

• Thirty-eight in learning. Clear those before you care about the new pile.
• Still new: 妹妹 cartoons, 應 tell him (Sep 18); 內 cat in the inner room (Sep 17). Same sentences.
• Sense traps: 后 is the empress, not 後 “after”; 文 is “how much (money),” not literature; 認真 is “seriously impressive” (adverb), not a conscientious student; 嚟嘅 is the emphatic tail, not a verb.
• Canto glue: 搞掂 the documents, 呢隻 this white wine, 多個 one more apple, 只會 will only make it worse, 始終 murder is murder.
• Place / time: 外面 rain + umbrella, 上去 look at the view, 方便 near the MTR, 隨時 I can leave, 無人 street empty, 五十 years from now HK.
• People: 愛 closest and beloved, 身體 exercise is good for it.

1. 文（man4）

dollar; money · dolar; uang

Example: 呢件衫幾多文？ — How much is this shirt?

• CJK: 文 = 文 wén. Mandarin 多少钱. JP 円 / いくらか. In Canto 文 man4 is the dollar unit (幾多文). Not 文章.
• Fun fact: 幾多文 = what’s the price. 蚊 is the same word in another spelling. Literature 文 is not today’s card.
• Memorize: Shirt on a hanger, price: 呢件衫幾多文？
• Study tip: 文. Don’t answer 錢 or 文章. Reading man4.

2. 外面（ngoi6 min6）

outside · luar; di luar

Example: 外面落緊雨，記得帶遮。 — It's raining outside, remember to bring an umbrella.

• CJK: 外 = 外 wài. 面 = 面. Mandarin 外面. JP 外（そと）. Spoken HK often 出面; the card is 外面. Same 外 as JP Sep 18 外国.
• Fun fact: 外面落緊雨. Weather on the other side of the door. 入面 is inside. 遮 = umbrella in Canto.
• Memorize: Door, rain, grab 遮: 外面落緊雨，記得帶遮.
• Study tip: 外面. Don’t answer 出面 unless printed.

3. 妹妹（mui6 mui2）

younger sister · adik perempuan

Example: 我妹妹鍾意睇卡通。 — My younger sister likes watching cartoons.

• CJK: 妹 = 妹 mèi. Mandarin 妹妹. JP 妹（いもうと）. Still new from Sep 18 — same sentence. Second syllable often rising mui2.
• Fun fact: 妹妹睇卡通. Kinship reduplication. 細妹 / 阿妹 are other HK forms. Sep 16 細佬 was younger brother.
• Memorize: Kid on the sofa, cartoons: 我妹妹鍾意睇卡通.
• Study tip: 妹妹. Don’t answer 姊姊 or 細佬.

4. 愛（oi3）

to love; affection · mencintai; kasih sayang

Example: 佢係我最親最愛嘅人。 — He is my closest and beloved one.

• CJK: 愛 = 爱 ài. Mandarin 爱. JP 愛（あい）. Traditional 愛. Same 愛 as 愛情. 最親最愛 is the doubled superlative.
• Fun fact: 最親最愛嘅人 = closest and most loved. 鍾意 is “like”; 愛 is the heavier verb. Yesterday 情 was feelings; this is 愛.
• Memorize: Two people, that line: 佢係我最親最愛嘅人.
• Study tip: 愛. Don’t answer 鍾意. Reading oi3.

5. 方便（fong1 bin6）

convenient · praktis; mudah

Example: 最好喺市中心，交通方便，近港鐵站。 — It's best to be in the city center, with convenient transport and near the MTR station.

• CJK: 方 = 方. 便 = 便. Mandarin 方便. JP 便利（べんり）. HSK 市区 today is the downtown trip; this is why you live there. Toilet euphemism 方便一下 is not this sentence.
• Fun fact: 交通方便，近港鐵站. Access, not “I need the loo.” 便利店 is the shop; the card is 方便.
• Memorize: MTR entrance, bags: 交通方便，近港鐵站.
• Study tip: 方便. Don’t answer 便利 unless printed. Not the toilet sense.

6. 身體（san1 tai2）

body · tubuh

Example: 做運動對身體有益。 — Exercise is good for the body.

• CJK: 身 = 身. 體 = 体. Mandarin 身体. JP 体（からだ）. Traditional 身體. Sep 18 運動 was the verb; this is what it helps. Sep 18 痛 was the ache.
• Fun fact: 對身體有益. Health-of-the-body, not 身材 figure. 身體唔舒服 is the sick line.
• Memorize: Stretch, thumbs up: 做運動對身體有益.
• Study tip: 身體. Don’t answer 運動 or 身材.

7. 多個（do1 go3）

one more; additional · satu lagi; tambahan

Example: 再食多個蘋果。 — Eat one more apple.

• CJK: 多 = 多. 個 = 个. Mandarin 再吃一个. JP もう一つ. 多 + classifier = “one more of.” Not 幾個 (how many).
• Fun fact: 食多個蘋果. Extra one, same classifier 個. 多啲 is “more (amount)”; 多個 is +1 object.
• Memorize: Second apple: 再食多個蘋果.
• Study tip: 多個. Don’t answer 幾個 or 多啲.

8. 搞掂（gaau2 dim6）

to settle; to fix; to complete · bereskan; selesaikan

Example: 我哋終於搞掂嗰啲文件。 — We've finally sorted out the documents.

• CJK: 搞 = 搞. 掂 = 掂. Mandarin 搞定. JP 片付ける. Core HK: 掂 dim6 = done / settled. 搞掂 = wrap it up.
• Fun fact: 終於搞掂嗰啲文件. Paperwork closed. 搞 is the busy verb; 掂 is the “flat/done” stamp. Not 做完 unless that’s printed.
• Memorize: Stack of files, tick: 終於搞掂嗰啲文件.
• Study tip: 搞掂. Don’t answer 做完. Reading gaau2 dim6.

9. 上去（soeng5 heoi3）

to go up; to ascend · naik; pergi ke atas

Example: 我哋一齊上去睇風景啦。 — Let's go up together to see the view.

• CJK: 上 = 上. 去 = 去. Mandarin 上去. JP 上がる. Directional: 上 + 去. Sep 17 上嚟 was come-up; this is go-up. 睇風景 is the reason.
• Fun fact: 一齊上去睇風景. Up a hill/floor, not 上車. 落去 is the opposite.
• Memorize: Stairs, view: 一齊上去睇風景啦.
• Study tip: 上去. Don’t answer 上嚟 or 落去.

10. 認真（jing6 zan1）

conscientious; really · sungguh-sungguh; benar-benar

Example: 今次婚禮嘅場面認真勁。 — The scene at this wedding is seriously impressive.

• CJK: 認 = 认. 真 = 真. Mandarin 认真. JP 真面目. Dictionary “conscientious”; today is the adverb “really.” 認真靚 / 認真勁 is HK slang intensification.
• Fun fact: 場面認真勁 = the scene is seriously impressive, not a diligent student. 真係 is the plainer “really.”
• Memorize: Wedding hall, wow: 場面認真勁.
• Study tip: 認真. Don’t answer 努力. Today is the adverb.

11. 無人（mou4 jan4）

nobody; no one · tidak ada orang; tidak seorang pun

Example: 而家街上無人，全部都返晒屋企。 — There's nobody on the street now, everyone's gone home.

• CJK: 無 = 无. 人 = 人. Mandarin 无人. JP 無人（むじん）. Spoken often 冇人; the card is 無人. 返晒屋企 = all gone home.
• Fun fact: 街上無人. Empty street. 無人機 is a drone — not this sentence.
• Memorize: Empty road at night: 而家街上無人.
• Study tip: 無人. Don’t answer 冇人 unless printed.

12. 始終（ci2 zung1）

always; after all; in the end · tetap; bagaimanapun

Example: 殺人始終係殺人。 — Murder is always murder.

• CJK: 始 = 始. 終 = 终. Mandarin 始终. JP 始終（しじゅう）. “From start to finish” → “it remains the case.” Heavy sentence; the word is 始終.
• Fun fact: 始終係 = it always / still is. Not 開始 or 最後. The tautology is the point.
• Memorize: Gavel, that line: 殺人始終係殺人.
• Study tip: 始終. Don’t answer 總是 or 最後.

13. 應（jing1）

should · seharusnya; patut

Example: 你應唔應該同佢講清楚呢件事？ — Should you tell him clearly about this matter?

• CJK: 應 = 应. Mandarin 应该. JP 応 / すべき. Still new from Sep 18 — same sentence. Should is jing1. Sep 17 反應 was jing3.
• Fun fact: 應唔應該 is the A-not-A. The card is the single 應. HSK Sep 11 答应 was “agree.”
• Memorize: Finger point, “tell him clearly?”: 你應唔應該同佢講清楚.
• Study tip: 應. Don’t answer 應該 unless that’s printed. Reading jing1, not jing3.

14. 嚟嘅（lai4 ge3）

emphatic modal particle · partikel penegas

Example: 呢間餐廳係好食嚟嘅，相信我。 — This restaurant is really great, I'm telling you.

• CJK: 嚟 = 来. 嘅 = 的. Not a content verb. Pattern 係…嚟嘅 = “it is that kind of thing” (assertion). Japanese レストラン today is the place; this is the endorsement.
• Fun fact: 係好食嚟嘅. You are insisting, not arriving (嚟). Drop 嚟嘅 and it’s a plain 係好食.
• Memorize: Pointing at the shop, trust me: 係好食嚟嘅，相信我.
• Study tip: 嚟嘅. Don’t answer 嚟 or 嘅 alone.

15. 隨時（ceoi4 si4）

at any time; whenever · kapan saja; sewaktu-waktu

Example: 我隨時都可以出發。 — I can leave at any time.

• CJK: 隨 = 随. 時 = 时. Mandarin 随时. JP いつでも. Japanese today 出発; this is “I’m free to 出發.” Same 時 as Sep 18 當時 — that was “back then”; this is “whenever.”
• Fun fact: 隨時都可以出發. Open calendar. 而家 is now; 隨時 is any slot.
• Memorize: Packed bag, ready: 我隨時都可以出發.
• Study tip: 隨時. Don’t answer 而家 or 當時.

16. 只會（zi2 wui5）

only will; will only · hanya akan

Example: 噉樣做只會令情況更差。 — Doing that will only make things worse.

• CJK: 只 = 只. 會 = 会. Mandarin 只会. JP 〜するだけだ. Unwanted exclusive future: it will only make it worse. Not 只係 (merely is) or 識 (know how).
• Fun fact: 只會令情況更差. Consequence, not skill (只會講英文 = can only speak English — different use). Today is the worse-outcome reading.
• Memorize: Bad idea, downhill: 只會令情況更差.
• Study tip: 只會. Don’t answer 只係 or 會. Today is “will only.”

17. 內（noi6）

inside; inner; internal · dalam; bagian dalam

Example: 入面內房有隻貓。 — There's a cat in the inner room.

• CJK: 內 = 内 nèi. Mandarin 内. JP 内（うち / ない）. Still new from Sep 17 — same sentence. Traditional 內.
• Fun fact: 內房 = inner room. 入面 already says “inside”; 內 marks the inner chamber. Opposite of 外面 today.
• Memorize: Inner doorway, cat: 入面內房有隻貓.
• Study tip: 內. Don’t answer 入 or 裡.

18. 五十（ng5 sap6）

fifty · lima puluh

Example: 五十年後香港會係點？ — What will Hong Kong be like fifty years from now?

• CJK: 五 = 五. 十 = 十. Mandarin 五十. JP 五十（ごじゅう）. Reading ng5 sap6. 年後 is “years later” — 後, not today’s 后.
• Fun fact: 五十年後香港會係點. A round number on a future HK. 五十 as the numeral, not 五十萬.
• Memorize: Calendar +50, skyline: 五十年後香港會係點？
• Study tip: 五十. Don’t answer 十五. Reading ng5 sap6.

19. 后（hau6）

queen; empress · ratu; permaisuri

Example: 皇后好得皇帝歡心。 — The empress pleased the emperor.

• CJK: 后 = 后 hòu (queen). Mandarin 皇后. JP 皇后（こうごう）. Not 後 (after). Simplified 后 merges them; HK traditional keeps 后 vs 後. Reading hau6.
• Fun fact: 皇后…皇帝. Court pair. 五十年後 on the previous card uses 後. This card is the person.
• Memorize: Crown, emperor smiling: 皇后好得皇帝歡心.
• Study tip: 后. Don’t answer 後. Queen, not “after.”

20. 呢隻（ni1 zek3）

this one (used for objects) · yang ini (untuk benda)

Example: 呢隻白酒好好飲呀！ — This bottle of white wine is really good!

• CJK: 呢 = 这. 隻 = 只. Mandarin 这只 / 这瓶. JP これ. Classifier 隻 zek3 for animals, some objects, bottles. 呢個 is the generic “this”; 呢隻 picks a classified item.
• Fun fact: 呢隻白酒. This bottle. 隻 is not 個. Point-and-praise.
• Memorize: White wine glass, thumbs up: 呢隻白酒好好飲呀！
• Study tip: 呢隻. Don’t answer 呢個. Classifier 隻.