Cantonese Word of the Day
搭
DAAP • verb — 7th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to take or ride (a vehicle); to board
Examples
- 我搭的士去公司。
(I take a taxi to the office.) - 我每日搭地鐵返工。
(I take the MTR to work every day.) - 下個月我要搭飛機去日本。
(Next month I will take a plane to Japan.)
Synonyms
- 坐
- 乘
搭 is the common colloquial verb in Cantonese for using transport (bus, taxi, train, plane). It is used in everyday speech; 坐 can also mean to take a vehicle but is more general (and also means 'to sit'), while 乘 is more formal or written. Use 搭 when speaking casually about catching or riding vehicles.
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