Cantonese Word of the Day
坐
JOH • verb — 9th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to sit; to take a seat (can also mean to ride/take a vehicle in some contexts)
Examples
- 請坐。
(Please sit down.) - 我坐喺窗邊。
(I'm sitting by the window.) - 你坐低，我有樣嘢想問你。
(Sit down — I have something I want to ask you.)
Synonyms
- 坐低
- 落座
- 就座
Common everyday verb used to tell someone to take a seat (請坐, 坐低) or to describe where someone is sitting (坐喺 + place). It can also be used with vehicles (坐車) to mean 'ride/take a vehicle' — note that 搭 is another common verb for 'take' when talking about transport, but 坐 is often used too.
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