How to Say "Easy" in Cantonese

容易

jung⁴ ji⁶

The Cantonese word for easy is 容易 (jung⁴ ji⁶), or more simply 易.

Meaning: requiring little skill or effort (adj)

Ways to say it

“easy” in Cantonese
Cantonese	Romanization (Wiktionary)
容易	jung⁴ ji⁶
易	ji⁶

Both forms are used to describe something that requires little skill or effort.

jung⁴ ji⁶

To say something is 'extremely easy' in a colloquial way, Cantonese speakers may use the phrase 易到爆, which literally translates to 'easy to the point of exploding'.
The character 易 is the core of the 易經, or the I Ching, the ancient Chinese 'Book of Changes'.
If something is 'easy' in the sense of being a piece of cake, a Cantonese speaker might say it is 易如反掌, which literally translates to 'as easy as turning over one's hand'.

呢部機好易用。
This machine is easy to handle.
This sentence shows how to use 易 to describe a machine that is easy to handle.
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啲人以為好易。
People think that it's easy.
This sentence uses 易 to describe a task that people perceive as easy.
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壞習慣唔係咁易戒㗎。
It is not easy to get rid of bad habits.
This sentence uses 易 to describe how difficult it is to break a habit.
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這個問題很容易。
This question is easy.
呢道菜好簡單易做，你試吓啦。
This dish is easy to make, give it a try.
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Tsz Kin is teaching Mei Ling how to cook a simple dish.

子健 Tsz Kin

呢道菜好容易整。
ni dou coi hou jung ji zeng.
This dish is very easy to make.
美玲 Mei Ling

真係咩？我驚會整壞佢。
zan hai me? ngo geng wui zeng waai keoi.
Really? I'm afraid I'll ruin it.
子健 Tsz Kin

放心，跟住個食譜就容易啦。
fong sam, gan zyu go sik pou zau jung ji la.
Don't worry, it's easy if you follow the recipe.
美玲 Mei Ling

好啦，我試下。
hou la, ngo si ha.
Okay, I'll give it a try.

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