Cantonese Word of the Day
食
SIK • verb — 29th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to eat; to consume (food); also used in compounds for taking medicine or meals
Examples
- 我而家好肚餓，想食嘢。
(I'm very hungry right now; I want to eat something.) - 我哋今晚去食飯啦。
(Let's go eat dinner tonight.) - 媽媽叫我食藥。
(Mom told me to take (eat) my medicine.)
Synonyms
- 食飯
- 食嘢
食 is the basic verb for eating in Cantonese. It combines with other words to specify context: 食飯 for having a meal, 食嘢 for eating things/snacks, 食藥 for taking medicine. In casual speech people often shorten phrases by using 食 on its own.
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