ji6 hok6易學易学
Jyutpingji6 hok6
Yaleyih hohk
Definition
Easy to learn.
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How it's used
Speakers often add the particle 㗎 or 呀 at the end to soften the tone when expressing an opinion about how easy something is. While it functions as an adjective, it is frequently used in the structure 易學過 to make comparisons between different subjects or skills.
Examples
Do you think learning Cantonese is easy or hard?
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Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 容易學, which is grammatically closer to Mandarin. In natural Cantonese, simply using 易學 is the standard way to express that something is easy to learn.
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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.
