faan1 hok6翻學翻学
Jyutpingfaan1 hok6
Yalefāan hohk
Definition
To go to school; to attend class.
colloquialschooldaily actions
How it's used
Used primarily by students and parents to describe the daily routine of attending classes. It implies the act of commuting to the school building rather than the abstract concept of receiving an education. Note that the character 翻 is a common colloquial substitute for 返 in this specific context, though both are widely understood.
Examples
What time do you go to school?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 翻屋企, which means to return home. While 翻 is often used for both, 翻學 specifically denotes the start of the school day or the act of attending school regularly.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
