練習
lin6 zaap6
The Cantonese phrase for practice is 練習 (lin6 zaap6).
練習 is used to describe the act of doing an activity repeatedly to improve one's skill.
How does it change in a sentence?
To indicate that practice has been completed or has already occurred, you can add the particle 咗 after 練習 to form 練習咗. To indicate that practice is currently in progress, use the construction 喺…緊 to form 喺練習緊.
How do you pronounce it?
lin6 zaap6
Did you know?
- The character 習 in 練習 contains a radical depicting a wing, originating from the image of a young bird flapping its wings repeatedly to learn to fly.
- The word 練 in 練習 originally referred to the process of refining or tempering metal through heating and hammering.
- While 練習 is used for skills, Cantonese uses a different term, 練習 is not used for 'practicing' a religion or a spiritual path, where 修行 is preferred.
Examples in context
- 其實每日花一兩個鐘嚟練習係咪真係咁難啫？Come on. Is it really so hard to spare an hour or two for practice every day?This sentence uses 練習 to ask about the difficulty of dedicating daily time to practice.Tatoeba #6118859 by nickyeow, translation #6118858 by nickyeow
- 我需要練習我嘅廣東話發音I need to practice my Cantonese pronunciation
- 佢每日都去踢波訓練He attends football practice every day
- 我哋一齊練講廣東話啦Let's practice speaking Cantonese together
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about learning a musical instrument.
- 子健 Tsz Kin雅婷，你最近有冇練習結他？aa tign, nei zui gan jau mou lin zaap git ta?Ya Ting, have you been practicing the guitar lately?
- 雅婷 Nga Ting我每日練習半個鐘，但係仲係好難。ngo mui jat lin zaap bun go zung, daan hai zung hai hou naan.I practice for half an hour every day, but it's still very difficult.
- 子健 Tsz Kin只要你勤力練習，一定會進步。zi jiu nei kan lai lin zaap, jat ding wui zeon bou.As long as you practice diligently, you will definitely improve.
- 雅婷 Nga Ting多謝子健，我會繼續努力。do ze zi gin, ngo wui gai zuk nou lik.Thanks Zi Gin, I will keep working hard.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
