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Definition: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to refer to talking to someone in order to know what they have been doing.
Usage: E.g. 我地幾時會再catch up吓?好耐冇見喇。Synonym: 趕上進度
Definition: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to refer to sitting through a lecture without participating in it, which is usually used for those who don't belong to the class or course.
Usage: E.g. 同學:可以邀請我sit堂嗎?
E.g. 我見到嗰位先生成日要sit堂。係助教還是professor?
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to tasks that have not been planned and must be done at the time as they were assigned.
Usage: E.g. 今日公司唔係好忙,不過有好多adhoc野做。Synonym: 臨時工作
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers like use to refer to marking or jotting things down. (標記)
Usage: E.g. 記住mark低個schedule比我睇吓先。阿媽:老師上堂講既野有冇mark低呀?
Definition: A code-mixing term that real ABC's like to use to show that they are always glad to do a favour for someone.
Usage: E.g. Sure!No problem!拜托喺我身上啦。
E.g. Sure!我同你去Starbucks買杯咖啡啦。
E.g. Sure!我幫你比住錢先啦。
Definition: This is a code-mixing term that is used instead of the Cantonese equivalent '大文件夾' to refer to a large-sized folder for keeping documents.
Usage: E.g. 如果folder唔夠大,搵個binder再放哂D文件入去。Synonym: 大文件夾
Definition: Often used as 'doing the gym' (做gym) in Cantonese, this refers to doing exercise in the gym. Sometimes, it is used as 'gym room', which people may mistaken as '健身室室'.
Usage: E.g. 一唔一齊去做gym呀?
E.g. 我仲喺gym room呀,遲D再call你啦。Synonym: 健身室