Cantonese Word of the Day
食
/SIK/ • verb — 24th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to eat; to have a meal
Examples
- 我而家去食飯。
(I'm going to eat/have a meal now.) - 你想食咩？
(What do you want to eat?) - 我唔想食太多糖。
(I don't want to eat too much sugar.)
Synonyms
- 食嘢
- 用餐
食 is a very common, versatile verb in Cantonese used for eating and having meals. It appears in many compounds: 食飯 (have a meal), 食嘢 (eat something), 食藥 (take medicine). For negatives use 唔食. In more formal contexts, 用餐 or 進食 may be used.
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