Cantonese Word of the Day
買
MAAI • verb — 19th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to buy; to purchase
Examples
- 我想買部新電話。
(I want to buy a new phone.) - 你會唔會買啲牛奶返嚟？
(Will you buy some milk and bring it back?) - 我喺街市買咗啲菜。
(I bought some vegetables at the market.)
Synonyms
- 買嘢
- 購買
買 is the everyday verb for purchasing goods or services. In colloquial Cantonese people often say 買嘢 to mean 'go shopping' or 'buy things'. The object follows 買 (e.g., 買部電話). Negation is 唔買 (won't buy); a common related phrase is 買單, which means 'to pay the bill' in a restaurant context.
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