Cantonese Word of the Day
等
DANG • verb — 15th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to wait; to wait for someone or something
Examples
- 你等我一陣，我去拎嘢。
(Wait for me a moment; I'll go grab something.) - 等下有個會議，你準備好未？
(There's a meeting soon — are you ready?) - 唔好亂走，等我講完先。
(Don't leave; wait until I finish speaking.)
Synonyms
- 等候
- 等下
等 is the everyday verb for 'wait' in Cantonese. It appears in phrases like 等一陣/等下 (wait a moment) and in constructions like 等到 (wait until). Use it imperatively (e.g., 等我) to ask someone to wait, or with time words to indicate duration. Tone details are not shown here; native speakers often use colloquial variants like 等下 or 等一陣.
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