Cantonese 2

Session: 20 new remaining of the 20/day cap · 0 learning waiting · 276 reviews due.

Click Cantonese::Level2, not Level1. Level1 is review-only now. No learning queue today, so new cards mix into the 276 reviews.

HSK and Japanese are skipped today (new cap already used; both still have unseen cards). This is the only sheet.

Session plan

• Two hundred and seventy-six reviews. When a new one pops, match it to the number below.
• Clock stack: 暫時 this setup, 原本 the cancelled trip, leftover 半年 still in the new queue, 多時 long time no see, 同時 two things at once.
• Space pair: 前面 you’re blocking the view, 近 five minutes to the MTR.
• Don’t-know pile: 乜野 what’s her job, 我唔知 who is Eason.
• Soft vs sharp permission: 不可 the written “cannot ignore,” 都得 anyone is fine once the bridge works.
• People: 人地 I haven’t even spoken, 呢位 this new colleague.
• Pressure / motion: 壓力 can’t cope, 慘 this morning’s jam, 跳 the cat, 派 two factions, 認 won’t admit it, 留低 leave the number, 做法 how you cook it.
• Sense traps: 乜野 prints 野, not 嘢; 不可 is written 不, spoken 唔可以; 人地 today is the complaint “I,” not “other people”; 呢位 is the polite classifier, not 呢個; 都得 is “that’s fine,” not 得到; 派 is factions, not 派發; 認 is 認錯; 多時 ≠ 同時; 前面 is the view ahead, yesterday 上前 was stepping in; 半年 is yesterday’s leftover new card.

1. 暫時（zaam6 si4）

temporary; provisional · sementara

Example: 呢個安排只係暫時，之後會再調整。 — This arrangement is only temporary, we'll adjust later.

• CJK: 暫 = 暂. 時 = 时. Mandarin 暂时. JP 暫時 / とりあえず. Adverb and adjective: 暫時用緊. Not 臨時 the ad-hoc post, not 時間 the clock.
• Fun fact: 只係暫時，之後會再調整. Folding chairs, we’ll swap the layout after lunch. 暫時唔好郁 is “don’t move for now.”
• Memorize: Temporary setup, “we’ll fix it later”: 呢個安排只係暫時.
• Study tip: 暫時. Reading zaam6 si4. Don’t answer 臨時. Pair 原本.

2. 壓力（aat3 lik6）

pressure · tekanan

Example: 工作壓力好大，頂唔順。 — Work pressure is huge, can't cope.

• CJK: 壓 = 压. 力 = 力. Mandarin 压力. JP 圧力（あつりょく）. Entering-tone aat3. Classifier 個 / 種. 壓力大 is the set phrase; 頂唔順 is “can’t take it.”
• Fun fact: 頂唔順. Inbox, boss, no air. 減壓 is “decompress”; 壓力煲 is a pressure cooker — same 壓.
• Memorize: Desk buried in paper, hands on temples: 工作壓力好大，頂唔順.
• Study tip: 壓力. Reading aat3 lik6. Don’t answer 緊張. Pair 慘.

3. 原本（jyun4 bun2）

originally; formerly · semula; aslinya

Example: 原本我哋計劃去旅行，但係下雨。 — We originally planned to travel, but it rained.

• CJK: 原 = 原. 本 = 本. Mandarin 原本. JP もともと. “The plan was…” — rain cancelled it. 原來 is “so it turns out”; 本來 is close but this card prints 原本.
• Fun fact: 計劃去旅行，但係下雨. Packed bags, window streaked. 原本想 is “I originally wanted…”
• Memorize: Suitcases, rain, trip off: 原本我哋計劃去旅行，但係下雨.
• Study tip: 原本. Reading jyun4 bun2. Don’t answer 原來. Pair 暫時.

4. 前面（cin4 min6）

in front · di depan

Example: 咪郁啦！你擋住我睇唔到前面呀。 — Don't move! You're blocking my view of the front.

• CJK: 前 = 前. 面 = 面. Mandarin 前面. JP 前. Location, not motion. Yesterday 上前 was the cop stepping into the fight; this card is the view ahead that someone is blocking.
• Fun fact: 擋住我睇唔到前面. Concert, tall backpack, “don’t move.” 前面條街 is “the street ahead.”
• Memorize: Someone blocking a window: 咪郁啦！你擋住我睇唔到前面呀.
• Study tip: 前面. Don’t answer 上前. Pair 近.

5. 乜野（mat1 je5）

what · apa

Example: 你家姐做乜野㗎？－佢係牙醫㗎喇。 — What does your older sister do? — She's a dentist.

• CJK: 乜 = Canto-only “what.” 野 on this card, not the usual 嘢. Mandarin 什么. JP 何. Whole phrase 做乜野 = “do what / what’s her job.”
• Fun fact: 做乜野㗎？牙醫. Gossip, not a philosophy seminar. 乜野嚟㗎 is “what’s this?”; 冇乜野 is “nothing much.”
• Memorize: Chat, “your sister does what?” dentist: 你家姐做乜野㗎？
• Study tip: 乜野. Prints 野. Don’t answer 什麼. Pair 我唔知.

6. 不可（bat1 ho2）

cannot; not allowed · tidak boleh; tidak dapat

Example: 呢件事不可忽視。 — This matter cannot be ignored.

• CJK: 不 = 不. 可 = 可. Mandarin 不可. JP 不可. Written/set-phrase 不, not spoken 唔. 忽視 is “ignore.” Spoken “you may not” is 唔可以.
• Fun fact: 不可忽視. Notice on the wall, not a parent saying 唔好. 不可或缺 is “indispensable”; 不可一世 is “arrogant.”
• Memorize: Finger on a notice: 呢件事不可忽視.
• Study tip: 不可. Reading bat1 ho2. Don’t answer 唔可以 unless printed. Pair 都得.

7. 近（gan6）

near; close to · dekat

Example: 我屋企好近地鐵站，行五分鐘就到。 — My home is very close to the MTR station; it's just a five-minute walk.

• CJK: 近 = 近. Mandarin 近. JP 近い（ちかい）. Tone gan6, not gan1. Antonym 遠. 好近 + place.
• Fun fact: 行五分鐘就到. Estate-agent brag. 近日 is “recently”; 接近 is “approach.”
• Memorize: Front door, MTR entrance in sight: 我屋企好近地鐵站.
• Study tip: 近. Reading gan6. Don’t answer 遠. Pair 前面.

8. 留低（lau4 dai1）

to leave behind; to remain · meninggalkan; tetap tinggal

Example: 我哋走之前記得留低電話號碼。 — Remember to leave your phone number before we leave.

• CJK: 留 = 留. 低 = 低 used as “down / behind.” Mandarin 留下. JP 残す / 置いていく. Canto resultative 留低, not 留下 on this card.
• Fun fact: 記得留低電話號碼. Doorway, scribble the digits. 留低翻屋企 is “stay home”; 唔好留低 is “don’t leave it.”
• Memorize: Writing a number before walking out: 走之前記得留低電話號碼.
• Study tip: 留低. Reading lau4 dai1. Don’t answer 留下 unless printed.

9. 做法（zou6 faat3）

way of doing things; practice · cara; praktik

Example: 呢種菜有好多不同做法。 — This dish has many different ways of preparation.

• CJK: 做 = 做. 法 = 法. Mandarin 做法. JP やり方 / 作法. Classifier 種. Today is how you cook it; 做法 can also be “the way an office does things.”
• Fun fact: 好多不同做法. Same veg, wok vs steam vs soup. 呢種做法唔得 is “that approach won’t work.”
• Memorize: One ingredient, three pans: 呢種菜有好多不同做法.
• Study tip: 做法. Reading zou6 faat3. Don’t answer 方法 unless printed.

10. 我唔知（ngo5 m4 zi1）

I don't know · saya tidak tahu

Example: 實不相瞞，我唔知邊個係陳奕迅。 — To be honest, I don't know who Eason Chan is.

• CJK: 我 = 我. 唔 = Canto-only negative. 知 = 知. Mandarin 我不知道. JP 知らない. Whole phrase on one card. 實不相瞞 is written “to be honest.”
• Fun fact: 邊個係陳奕迅. Blank face at a concert poster. 唔知呀 is the shrug; 我點知 is “how would I know?”
• Memorize: Shrug at a singer poster: 我唔知邊個係陳奕迅.
• Study tip: 我唔知. Whole line. Don’t answer 不知道. Pair 乜野.

11. 半年（bun3 nin4）

half a year; six months · setengah tahun; enam bulan

Example: 我哋一齊努力咗半年，終於見到成果。 — We've worked hard for six months and finally seen results.

• CJK: 半 = 半. 年 = 年. Mandarin 半年. JP 半年（はんとし）. Same card as yesterday’s #15 — still in today’s new queue.
• Fun fact: 努力咗半年，終於見到成果. Team photo, first win. 一年 / 個幾月 sit on the same timeline.
• Memorize: Calendar, six months crossed off, cheer: 我哋一齊努力咗半年，終於見到成果.
• Study tip: 半年. Reading bun3 nin4. Leftover new. Don’t answer 六個月 unless printed. Pair 多時.

12. 慘（caam2）

miserable; wretched · parah; menyedihkan

Example: 今朝塞車塞得好慘，遲到半個鐘。 — The traffic this morning was terrible; I was half an hour late.

• CJK: 慘 = 惨. Mandarin 惨. JP 惨い（むごい）. Adverb 好慘 after a verb: 塞得好慘. Not 悲慘 the literary tragedy unless printed.
• Fun fact: 塞車塞得好慘. Clock, still in the tunnel. 慘過 is “worse than”; 慘啦 is the groan.
• Memorize: Gridlock, watching the clock: 今朝塞車塞得好慘，遲到半個鐘.
• Study tip: 慘. Reading caam2. Don’t answer 辛苦. Pair 壓力.

13. 派（paai3）

faction; send; style · faksi; mengirim; aliran

Example: 佢哋分成兩派，意見好唔同。 — They split into two factions with very different opinions.

• CJK: 派 = 派. Mandarin 派. JP 派. Today is the faction noun: 兩派. Not 派發 “hand out,” not 派去 “send someone.”
• Fun fact: 分成兩派. Two tables, two arguments. 學派 is a school of thought; 派餅 is “hand out cakes” — different 派.
• Memorize: Room split down the middle: 佢哋分成兩派，意見好唔同.
• Study tip: 派. Reading paai3. Today is factions. Don’t answer 分組.

14. 跳（tiu3）

jump; hop · melompat

Example: 貓本來就可以跳好高。 — Cats can naturally jump very high.

• CJK: 跳 = 跳. Mandarin 跳. JP 跳ぶ（とぶ）. Tone tiu3. 跳高 is the jump; 跳舞 is dance — not today’s print.
• Fun fact: 貓…跳好高. Sofa to fridge, no run-up. 心跳 is heartbeat; 跳掣 is a tripped breaker.
• Memorize: Cat mid-air over a sofa: 貓本來就可以跳好高.
• Study tip: 跳. Reading tiu3. Don’t answer 飛.

15. 人地（jan4 dei6）

I, myself (used by young women in complaints) · aku (keluhan, biasanya perempuan muda)

Example: 人地都未出聲，你點解咁嘈？ — I haven't even said anything, why are you so noisy?

• CJK: 人 = 人. 地 on this card for 哋. Mandarin 人家 (the “I” of a complaint). JP あたし. Also means “other people” in other sentences; today it is “I haven’t even spoken.”
• Fun fact: 都未出聲，你點解咁嘈. Hands over ears. 人地話 is “people say”; this example is the 人家-style 人地.
• Memorize: Young woman, hasn’t opened her mouth, other person shouting: 人地都未出聲.
• Study tip: 人地. Reading jan4 dei6. Today is “I.” Don’t answer 我 unless printed. Pair 呢位.

16. 都得（dou1 dak1）

anything goes; is acceptable · apa saja boleh; tidak masalah

Example: 如果我哋今次條橋可以做得成，到時候你想教邊個系都得啦！ — If we can make this bridge work, then you can teach anyone later!

• CJK: 都 = 都. 得 = 得. Canto 都得 = “that’s fine / anyone is ok.” Mandarin 都行 / 都可以. JP 誰でもいい. Not 得到 “obtain.”
• Fun fact: 教邊個系都得. Bridge stands, pick any student. 咁都得 is “even that is acceptable”; 唔得 is the shut door.
• Memorize: Finished model bridge, shrug “anyone’s fine”: 你想教邊個系都得啦.
• Study tip: 都得. Reading dou1 dak1. Don’t answer 可以 alone. Pair 不可.

17. 認（jing6）

to admit; to recognise · mengakui; mengenali

Example: 佢唔肯認錯。 — He refuses to admit he's wrong.

• CJK: 認 = 认. Mandarin 认. JP 認める. Today is 認錯. 認識 is “be acquainted”; 認真 is “serious” — not this card.
• Fun fact: 唔肯認錯. Arms folded. 認人 is “recognise someone”; 否認 is “deny.”
• Memorize: Folded arms, won’t say sorry: 佢唔肯認錯.
• Study tip: 認. Reading jing6. Today is admit. Don’t answer 承認 unless printed.

18. 呢位（ni1 wai2）

this person · orang ini

Example: 呢位係我新同事。 — This is my new colleague.

• CJK: 呢 = Canto “this.” 位 = 位 the polite classifier. Mandarin 这位. JP こちら. Changed tone wai2 (from wai6). Not 呢個.
• Fun fact: 係我新同事. Office doorway intro. 邊位 is “who (polite)?”; 各位 is “everyone.”
• Memorize: Introducing someone at the door: 呢位係我新同事.
• Study tip: 呢位. Reading ni1 wai2. Don’t answer 呢個. Pair 人地.

19. 多時（do1 si4）

for a long time · sudah lama

Example: 我哋多時冇見啦，你好嗎？ — Long time no see, how are you?

• CJK: 多 = 多. 時 = 时. Mandarin 好久 / 多时. JP 久しぶり. Greeting 多時冇見. Not 同時.
• Fun fact: 多時冇見啦，你好嗎. Street bump-into. 好多時 is “often”; this card is the gap since last meeting.
• Memorize: Two friends waving, “long time”: 我哋多時冇見啦.
• Study tip: 多時. Reading do1 si4. Don’t answer 同時. Pair 半年.

20. 同時（tung4 si4）

at the same time; simultaneously · pada saat yang sama; secara bersamaan

Example: 同時間，相信勇武抗爭嘅人一樣都要繼續做。 — At the same time, those who believe in militant resistance must continue too.

• CJK: 同 = 同. 時 = 时. Mandarin 同时. JP 同時（どうじ）. Connector: while A, B also. Written 同時間 in this sentence. Not 多時.
• Fun fact: 一樣都要繼續做. Two tracks, neither stops. 同時發生 is “happen at once.”
• Memorize: Two people working side by side, neither pausing: 同時…一樣都要繼續做.
• Study tip: 同時. Reading tung4 si4. Don’t answer 多時. Pair 暫時.