fo3 ngoi6課外课外
Jyutpingfo3 ngoi6
Yalefo ngoih
Definition
Extracurricular; outside of class or school hours.
colloquialschool
How it's used
Primarily functions as a modifier for nouns rather than standing alone as an adjective. It is most frequently encountered in the compound 課外活動, which covers everything from sports teams to interest clubs. When referring to extra lessons outside of school hours, it is often paired with 補習.
Examples
He has extracurricular tutoring after school.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean outside of a physical classroom space, as it specifically refers to activities or studies outside the formal school curriculum.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
