Listen sentence by sentence, learn the key words, then practice the grammar that ties it all together — 會, verb+下, and how Cantonese sequences a routine.
Part 1
The script, one sentence at a time 🎧
Play the audio and pause after each line. Read along, then try covering the English and see if you follow along by ear alone.
🛏️ Waking up
1早晨我平時會八點起身。zou2 san4 ngo5 ping4 si4 wui5 baat3 dim2 hei2 san1.In the morning, I usually get up at 8 o'clock.
2一起身我會執好張床。jat1 hei2 san1 ngo5 wui5 zap1 hou2 zoeng1 cong4.As soon as I get up, I make the bed.
3然後會沖涼、刷牙。jin4 hau6 wui5 cung1 loeng4, caat3 ngaa4.Then I shower and brush my teeth.
☕ Coffee time
4之後沖咖啡。zi1 hau6 cung1 gaa3 fe1.After that, I make coffee.
5我好鍾意自己沖咖啡，因為好香同埋好提神。ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 zi6 gei2 cung1 gaa3 fe1, jan1 wai6 hou2 hoeng1 tung4 maai4 hou2 tai4 san4.I really like making my own coffee, because it's fragrant and refreshing.
6聽下啲ASMR，勁爽。teng1 haa5 di1 ASMR, ging6 song2.I listen to a bit of ASMR — so satisfying.
7我一個星期會上一至兩次嘅韓文堂。ngo5 jat1 go3 sing1 kei4 wui5 soeng5 jat1 zi3 loeng5 ci3 ge3 hon4 man4 tong4.I take Korean class once or twice a week.
8你哋一個星期又上幾多堂廣東話呢？nei5 dei6 jat1 go3 sing1 kei4 jau6 soeng5 gei2 do1 tong4 gwong2 dung1 waa2 ne1?How many Cantonese classes do you all take a week?
🍳 Breakfast
9有時我會整下早餐。jau5 si4 ngo5 wui5 zing2 haa5 zou2 caan1.Sometimes I make breakfast.
10首先我會加啲cream cheese。sau2 sin1 ngo5 wui5 gaa1 di1 cream cheese.First I add some cream cheese.
11然後會加啲三文魚。jin4 hau6 wui5 gaa1 di1 saam1 man4 jyu2.Then I add some salmon.
12再唧啲檸檬汁。zoi3 zik1 di1 ning4 mung1 zap1.Then squeeze some lemon juice.
13好味，正！hou2 mei6, zeng3!Delicious, awesome!
🧹 Chores & the dog
14之後我會吸塵同埋執屋。zi1 hau6 ngo5 wui5 kap1 can4 tung4 maai4 zap1 uk1.After that I vacuum and tidy the house.
15然後我會幫隻狗仔梳毛。jin4 hau6 ngo5 wui5 bong1 zek3 gau2 zai2 so1 mou4.Then I brush my dog's fur.
16但係佢好憎梳毛，會成日周圍郁，所以要同佢按摩下。daan6 hai6 keoi5 hou2 zang6 so1 mou4, wui5 seng4 jat6 zau1 wai4 juk1, so2 ji5 jiu3 tung4 keoi5 on3 mo1 haa5.But he hates having his fur brushed — he keeps moving around, so I have to give him a little massage.
🧘♀️ Exercise & heading out
17然後我通常日日會做半個鐘嘅普拉提。jin4 hau6 ngo5 tung1 soeng4 jat6 jat6 wui5 zou6 bun3 go3 zung1 ge3 pou2 laai1 tai4.Then I usually do half an hour of Pilates every day.
18跟住準備換衫出街走人，完。gan1 zyu6 zeon2 bei6 wun6 saam1 ceot1 gaai1 zau2 jan4, jyun4.Then I get ready, change clothes, and head out. The end.
Part 2
Key vocabulary 🗂️
The words worth learning from this passage — tap a card to flip it and see it used in the sentence it came from.
👆 Tap a card to flip it!
⏰
起身
hei2 san1
to get up / wake up
我平時八點起身。
ngo5 ping4 si4 baat3 dim2 hei2 san1.
I usually get up at 8.
🛏️
執好
zap1 hou2
to tidy up, sort out
執好張床。
zap1 hou2 zoeng1 cong4.
Make (tidy up) the bed.
🚿
沖涼
cung1 loeng4
to take a shower
我返屋企先沖涼。
ngo5 faan1 uk1 kei2 sin1 cung1 loeng4.
I'll shower after I get home.
💛
鍾意
zung1 ji3
to like
我好鍾意自己沖咖啡。
ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 zi6 gei2 cung1 gaa3 fe1.
I really like making my own coffee.
⚡
提神
tai4 san4
refreshing, energizing
咖啡好提神。
gaa3 fe1 hou2 tai4 san4.
Coffee is very refreshing.
🍳
整
zing2
to make (food)
我會整下早餐。
ngo5 wui5 zing2 haa5 zou2 caan1.
I'll make some breakfast.
🍋
唧
zik1
to squeeze
唧啲檸檬汁。
zik1 di1 ning4 mung1 zap1.
Squeeze some lemon juice.
🧹
吸塵
kap1 can4
to vacuum
我會吸塵同埋執屋。
ngo5 wui5 kap1 can4 tung4 maai4 zap1 uk1.
I vacuum and tidy the house.
🏠
執屋
zap1 uk1
to tidy the house
星期六我會執屋。
sing1 kei4 luk6 ngo5 wui5 zap1 uk1.
I tidy the house on Saturdays.
🐶
梳毛
so1 mou4
to brush (fur)
幫隻狗仔梳毛。
bong1 zek3 gau2 zai2 so1 mou4.
Brush the dog's fur.
😒
憎
zang6
to hate, detest
佢好憎梳毛。
keoi5 hou2 zang6 so1 mou4.
He hates having his fur brushed.
🌀
郁
juk1
to move
佢會成日周圍郁。
keoi5 wui5 seng4 jat6 zau1 wai4 juk1.
He keeps moving around all the time.
💆
按摩
on3 mo1
to massage
同佢按摩下。
tung4 keoi5 on3 mo1 haa5.
Give him a little massage.
🚶
出街
ceot1 gaai1
to go out
準備換衫出街。
zeon2 bei6 wun6 saam1 ceot1 gaai1.
Get ready and head out.
Part 3 · Grammar
會 = talking about your habits & routines 🔁
Here 會 isn't really "will" in the future-tense sense — it describes what someone usually / regularly does. It shows up almost every sentence in this passage.
(Time word)+會+Verb
= usually/regularly do something — a routine, not a one-time future plan
我平時會八點起身。ngo5 ping4 si4 wui5 baat3 dim2 hei2 san1.I usually get up at 8.
我一個星期會上一至兩次韓文堂。ngo5 jat1 go3 sing1 kei4 wui5 soeng5 jat1 zi3 loeng5 ci3 hon4 man4 tong4.I take Korean class 1–2 times a week.
我通常日日會做半個鐘普拉提。ngo5 tung1 soeng4 jat6 jat6 wui5 zou6 bun3 go3 zung1 pou2 laai1 tai4.I usually do 30 minutes of Pilates every day.
💡 Notice the pattern
Words like 平時 (ping4 si4, "usually"), 有時 (jau5 si4, "sometimes"), 通常 (tung1 soeng4, "usually"), and 日日 (jat6 jat6, "every day") team up with 會 to describe routines. Take one away and the sentence still works — but together, they're how Cantonese says "this is just what I do."
Part 3 · Grammar
Verb + 下 (haa5) = "a little bit / for a while" ☺️
Adding 下 right after a verb softens it — it turns "do X" into "do a bit of X" or "do X for a while." It makes an action sound casual and relaxed, not a big deal.
Verb+下
= do a bit of… / do… for a while
聽下啲ASMR。teng1 haa5 di1 ASMR.Listen to a bit of ASMR.
我會整下早餐。ngo5 wui5 zing2 haa5 zou2 caan1.I'll whip up some breakfast.
同佢按摩下。tung4 keoi5 on3 mo1 haa5.Give him a little massage.
💡 Compare with and without 下
整早餐。 zing2 zou2 caan1 → Make breakfast. (plain, neutral)
整下早餐。 zing2 haa5 zou2 caan1 → Whip up a bit of breakfast. (casual, no big deal)
Part 3 · Grammar
首先…然後…之後…跟住 — telling a story in order 🗺️
This whole passage is just one routine told step by step. These four words are the glue that connects each step to the next — learn them as a set.
首先
sau2 sin1
first
然後
jin4 hau6
then
之後
zi1 hau6
after that
跟住
gan1 zyu6
next, following that
In practice, 然後 and 之後 are used fairly interchangeably to mean "then / after that" — Cantonese speakers move between them freely, the way English speakers mix up "then" and "after that."
Part 4
Practice time 🎯
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