Cantonese Word of the Day
攞
LOH • verb — 27th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to take, get, fetch, or hold (colloquial Cantonese)
Examples
- 我攞咗本書去學校。
(I took the book to school.) - 佢攞咗我嘅傘。
(He/she took my umbrella.) - 我想攞張巴士票。
(I want to get a bus ticket.)
Synonyms
- 拎
- 取
攞 is the everyday Cantonese verb for taking or getting something. It’s used in many contexts (pick up, bring, receive). It’s informal — in more formal or written contexts you might see 取 or 拿.攞 is extremely common in Hong Kong speech and pairs with particles like 咗 for past actions (攞咗) and 多啲 for quantity (攞多啲).
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