Anki session

Cantonese 2

廣東話

Sat, 26 Sept 2026

New: 20
Learn: 0
Review: 115

Session: 20 new remaining of the 20/day cap · 0 learning waiting · 115 reviews due.

Click Cantonese::Level2, not Level1. Level1 is review-only now. No learning queue today, so new cards mix into the 115 reviews.

This is a second sheet for today (HSK is 2026-09-26.md). Japanese is skipped (new cap already used).

Session plan

One hundred and fifteen reviews. When a new one pops, match it to the number below.
Sorry/mood: 對唔住 I’m late, 嬲 don’t explode over minutes, 唔敢 nobody argues, 忍唔住 Tang Seng nagging.
Know/find: 我知道 thanks for staying, 發現 Franz in the inbox, 錯 killed the wrong person.
Money bind: 有錢 we have cash/land, 唯有 rent or sleep on the street. Same-day HSK 不够 / 不得不.
Clock pair: 八 gather at 8, 六 six months in Canada. 幾時 when I get home. 打電話 move it to tomorrow.
Act pair: 扮 fake disappointment, 哈 ha-ha at the jokes.
Place/kin: 門口 chair by the door, 阿哥 moved to Seattle, 關係 property prices aren’t my problem.
Leftovers: 除 40 ÷ 8, 特別 New York crashes.
Sense traps: 關係 today is nothing to do with me, not a romance; 八 is 8 o’clock, not 八卦 gossip; 除 is divide, not 除咗 except; 嬲 is angry (nau1), not 喜歡; 扮 is acting, not 扮演 a stage role unless printed; 哈 is the laugh sound, not a Pekingese.

1. 關係（gwaan1 hai6）

relation; connection · hubungan; kaitan

Example: 因為咁，我自然覺得樓價同我冇關係。 — Because of that, I naturally assumed property prices had nothing to do with me.

CJK: 關 = 关. 係 = 系. Mandarin 关系. JP 関係（かんけい）. 冇關係 = “none of my business.” Earlier 之間嘅關係 was HK–China; this card is not my problem.
Fun fact: 樓價同我冇關係. Renters shrug at a boom. 有關係 is “there is a connection”; 男女關係 is a romance — not today.
Memorize: Property ads, shrug: 樓價同我冇關係.
Study tip: 關係. Reading gwaan1 hai6. Today is 冇關係. Don’t answer 關於.

2. 對唔住（deoi3 m4 zyu6）

sorry; excuse me · maaf; permisi

Example: 對唔住，我遲到咗。 — Sorry, I’m late.

CJK: 對 = 对. 唔 = Canto-only negator. 住 = 住. Mandarin 对不起. JP すみません. Same apology as 就真對唔住 a few days ago — this card is the apology.
Fun fact: 我遲到咗. Doorway, slightly out of breath. 唔好意思 is lighter; 對唔住 is the full sorry. Pair 嬲 — they might still be mad.
Memorize: Bow at the door, late: 對唔住，我遲到咗.
Study tip: 對唔住. Don’t answer 唔好意思 unless printed. Pair 嬲.

3. 我知道（ngo5 zi1 dou3）

I know · saya tahu

Example: 我知道大家已經好攰，多謝你哋捱到最後。 — I know everyone is tired, thank you for staying till the end.

CJK: 我 = 我. 知 = 知. 道 = 道. Mandarin 我知道. JP 知っています. Whole phrase on one card. 知道 = know a fact; 識 = know a person/skill.
Fun fact: 捱到最後. Wrap-up speech, not a quiz. 我知 is the short form; the deck prints 我知道.
Memorize: Mic, tired room, “I know”: 我知道大家已經好攰.
Study tip: 我知道. Don’t answer 識得. Whole phrase.

4. 有錢（jau5 cin2）

rich; wealthy · kaya; berduit

Example: 我哋要錢有錢，要地有地，要女人有女人！ — We want money, land, and women!

CJK: 有 = 有. 錢 = 钱. Mandarin 有钱. JP 金持ち. 要X有X = “if we want X, we’ve got X.” Same-day HSK 不够 is the opposite cash problem.
Fun fact: 要錢有錢. Boast, not a bank statement. 冇錢 is broke; 有錢人 is a rich person.
Memorize: Arms wide, “we’ve got money”: 要錢有錢，要地有地.
Study tip: 有錢. Reading jau5 cin2 (cin2 changed tone). Don’t answer 富有.

5. 錯（co3）

wrong; mistake · salah; kekeliruan

Example: 糟咗！竟然殺錯咗無辜嘅人！ — Damn it! We killed an innocent person by mistake!

CJK: 錯 = 错. Mandarin 错. JP 間違える. Resultative 殺錯 = kill the wrong one. 無辜 = innocent.
Fun fact: 殺錯人. Crime-drama beat, not a spelling test. 錯咗 is “that’s wrong”; 認錯 is to admit it.
Memorize: Hands up, wrong body: 殺錯咗無辜嘅人.
Study tip: 錯. Reading co3. Pattern V+錯. Don’t answer 唔啱 unless printed.

6. 發現（faat3 jin6）

to discover; to find out; to realise · menemukan; menyadari

Example: 我發現 Franz 喺我房度睇緊我啲 email。 — I discovered Franz was reading my emails in my room.

CJK: 發 = 发. 現 = 现. Mandarin 发现. JP 発見する. Walk in, catch someone. Not 發明 (invent).
Fun fact: 睇緊我啲 email. Laptop open on your desk. 發現 can also be “realise” a fact; this sentence is catch-in-the-act.
Memorize: Door opens, roommate on your mail: 我發現 Franz 喺我房度睇緊我啲 email.
Study tip: 發現. Don’t answer 發明. Reading faat3 jin6.

7. 唔敢（m4 gam2）

dare not · tidak berani

Example: 佢講得咁認真，我哋唔敢頂嘴。 — He spoke so seriously that we didn't dare to argue.

CJK: 唔 = Canto negator. 敢 = 敢. Mandarin 不敢. JP あえて〜ない. Yesterday’s 面前頂嘴 was the bold one; today nobody 敢.
Fun fact: 唔敢頂嘴. Meeting goes quiet. 敢唔敢 is “do you dare?”; the card is the no.
Memorize: Silence after a stern speech: 我哋唔敢頂嘴.
Study tip: 唔敢. Don’t answer 唔想. Pair 忍唔住.

8. 嬲（nau1）

angry · marah

Example: 我淨係遲到幾分鐘，你唔使咁嬲。 — I was only a few minutes late, you don't need to be so angry.

CJK: 嬲 is Canto-heavy (女+男+女). Mandarin 生气 / 恼. JP 怒る. Tone nau1. Pair 對唔住 — same lateness story.
Fun fact: 唔使咁嬲. Clock, five minutes. 好嬲 is “furious”; 嬲到震 is shaking mad.
Memorize: Folded arms, late partner: 你唔使咁嬲.
Study tip: 嬲. Reading nau1. Don’t answer 生氣 unless printed.

9. 幾時（gei2 si4）

when; what time · kapan; jam berapa

Example: 我唔知幾時返到屋企，睇交通情況。 — I don't know when I can get home, depends on the traffic.

CJK: 幾 = 几. 時 = 时. Mandarin 什么时候. JP いつ. Canto question-word 幾時, not 幾點 unless you need the clock hour. Pair 八 / 六.
Fun fact: 睇交通情況. Stuck on the highway. 幾時都可以 is “anytime.”
Memorize: Steering wheel, shrug: 我唔知幾時返到屋企.
Study tip: 幾時. Don’t answer 幾點 unless printed. Pair 八.

10. 打電話（daa2 din6 waa2）

to make a phone call · menelepon

Example: 點解你唔打電話俾佢，叫佢改第二日？ — Why don't you call him and ask him to change to the next day?

CJK: 打 = 打. 電 = 电. 話 = 话. Mandarin 打电话. JP 電話する. HK 打俾 someone. 話 is changed-tone waa2.
Fun fact: 改第二日. Reschedule by phone, not a text. 聽電話 is pick up; this card is place the call.
Memorize: Phone to ear, “change to tomorrow”: 打電話俾佢，叫佢改第二日.
Study tip: 打電話. Don’t answer 短訊. Reading daa2 din6 waa2.

11. 扮（baan6）

to act as; to disguise as · berpura-pura; menyamar

Example: 所以我當然全力去扮，扮到好失望好妒忌。 — So of course I fully acted out disappointment and jealousy.

CJK: 扮 = 扮. Mandarin 扮 / 假装. JP 演じる / 扮する. Fake a feeling on purpose. 打扮 is “dress up”; this sentence is acting.
Fun fact: 扮到好失望. Theatre face, not honest sulk. 扮嘢 is “put on airs.”
Memorize: Over-acting sad-and-jealous: 全力去扮，扮到好失望好妒忌.
Study tip: 扮. Today is fake emotion. Don’t answer 演 unless printed.

12. 除（ceoi4）

divide; remove · membagi; melepas

Example: 四十除八等於五。 — Forty divided by eight equals five.

CJK: 除 = 除. Mandarin 除. JP 割る / 除く. Arithmetic A 除 B. Pair 八 — the 8 in 40 ÷ 8. 除咗…之外 is “except,” not today.
Fun fact: 四十除八等於五. Blackboard, not 除鞋 “take off shoes.” Same maths line as an earlier 除 card — answer the character, not 減.
Memorize: 40 ÷ 8 = 5: 四十除八等於五.
Study tip: 除. Today is divide. Don’t answer 除了. Pair 八.

13. 八（baat3）

eight; to chat; to gossip · delapan; ngobrol; bergosip

Example: 我哋八點喺 Raj 屋企集合。 — We gathered at Raj's place at eight o'clock.

CJK: 八 = 八. Mandarin 八. JP 八（はち）. This sentence is 八點. The gossip reading is 八卦 — not on this example. Pair 六 / 幾時 / 除.
Fun fact: 八點喺 Raj 屋企. Door buzz at 8:00. Lucky 8 in HK; here it is just the hour.
Memorize: 8:00 on a phone, doorbell: 我哋八點喺 Raj 屋企集合.
Study tip: 八. Today is eight o’clock. Don’t answer 八卦.

14. 六（luk6）

six · enam

Example: Lucien 已經喺加拿大六個月。 — Lucien has already been in Canada for six months.

CJK: 六 = 六. Mandarin 六. JP 六（ろく）. Duration 六個月, not 六月 unless printed. Pair 八.
Fun fact: 六個月. Calendar, half a year abroad. 六樓 is 6/F; this card is months.
Memorize: Passport, six ticks: 已經喺加拿大六個月.
Study tip: 六. Reading luk6. Don’t answer 半年 unless printed. Pair 八.

15. 唯有（wai4 jau5）

only; have no choice but to · hanya; terpaksa

Example: 但係我冷靜唔到，因為即係話，如果兩日內租唔到屋，我就唯有瞓街。 — But I can't stay calm, because that means if I don't rent a place within two days, I'll have to sleep on the street.

CJK: 唯 = 唯. 有 = 有. Mandarin 唯有 / 只好. JP 〜するしかない. Same bind as HSK 不得不. Yesterday 瞓 was “can’t sleep”; 瞓街 is sleep outside.
Fun fact: 唯有瞓街. Two-day deadline, keys or pavement. 只有 is the Mandarin twin; HK still writes 唯有 in this deck.
Memorize: Suitcase on the curb: 租唔到屋，唯有瞓街.
Study tip: 唯有. Don’t answer 只好 unless printed. Pair HSK 不得不.

16. 門口（mun4 hau2）

entrance; doorway · pintu masuk

Example: 門口轉角嗰度有張椅。 — There's a chair near the corner by the entrance.

CJK: 門 = 门. 口 = 口. Mandarin 门口. JP 入り口. Earlier 門 was the fridge door; 門口 is the building entrance. Classifier 張 for the chair.
Fun fact: 轉角嗰度有張椅. Lobby corner, not inside the flat. 大門口 is the main gate.
Memorize: Corner chair by the door: 門口轉角嗰度有張椅.
Study tip: 門口. Don’t answer 門 unless that’s printed.

17. 特別（dak6 bit6）

special; especially · khusus; terutama

Example: 喺紐約附近，交通意外特別多。 — There are especially many traffic accidents near New York.

CJK: 特 = 特. 別 = 别. Mandarin 特别. JP 特別（とくべつ）. Adverb 特別多 = especially many. Not 特殊 (technical “special”).
Fun fact: 交通意外特別多. Crash map around NYC. 特別 can also mean “a special (episode)” — this sentence is the adverb.
Memorize: Highway pile-up news: 交通意外特別多.
Study tip: 特別. Reading dak6 bit6. Don’t answer 非常 unless printed.

18. 哈（haa1）

laughter; a Pekinese dog · tawa; anjing Peking

Example: 佢講笑講到我一路哈哈笑。 — He tells jokes that make me laugh 'ha ha' all the time.

CJK: 哈 = 哈. Mandarin 哈. JP ハハハ. Onomatopoeia 哈哈. The dog 哈巴狗 is in the dictionary; this example is the laugh.
Fun fact: 一路哈哈笑. Joke loop, not a Pekingese on a leash. Chat 哈哈 is the same sound.
Memorize: Two people cracking up: 講到我一路哈哈笑.
Study tip: 哈. Today is laughter. Don’t answer 狗.

19. 忍唔住（jan2 m4 zyu6）

can't help; can't stand · tidak tahan; tidak bisa menahan diri

Example: 面對唐僧嗰啲煩到爆嘅唸唸，人都忍唔住想殺佢。 — When faced with Monk Tang's unbearable nagging, one can't help but want to kill him.

CJK: 忍 = 忍. 唔住 = can’t hold. Mandarin 忍不住. JP 我慢できない. Journey-to-the-West gag: 唐僧 nagging, Wukong’s temper. Pair 唔敢 — dare not vs can’t hold back.
Fun fact: 忍唔住想殺佢. Cartoon anger, not a crime plan. 忍住 is “hold it in”; flip with 唔.
Memorize: Hands over ears, monk talking: 忍唔住想殺佢.
Study tip: 忍唔住. Don’t answer 唔敢. Pattern 忍唔住 + verb.

20. 阿哥（aa3 go1）

older brother · kakak laki-laki

Example: 我阿哥同佢老婆已經唔住呢度。佢哋搬咗去西雅圖。 — My older brother and his wife don't live here anymore. They've moved to Seattle.

CJK: 阿 = prefix 阿. 哥 = 哥. Mandarin 哥哥. JP 兄. HK 阿哥 is the usual vocative / “my older brother.” Earlier 阿哥揸車 was driving skill; this card is kin + move.
Fun fact: 搬咗去西雅圖. Empty room, Seattle fridge magnets. 大佬 is “big brother” in a triad / slang sense — not this card.
Memorize: Packed boxes, “brother moved”: 阿哥…搬咗去西雅圖.
Study tip: 阿哥. Reading aa3 go1. Don’t answer 哥哥 unless printed.