Cantonese Word of the Day
坐
JOH • verb — 4th of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: to sit; also used to mean 'take' when referring to a vehicle (e.g., take a bus/plane/train)
Examples
- 請坐。
(Please sit.) - 我每日坐地鐵上班。
(I take the subway to work every day.) - 坐穩啲，火車就要開啦。
(Sit steady, the train is about to depart.)
Synonyms
- 坐低
- 落座
- 入座
Use 坐 for physically sitting (請坐, 坐低) and in combinations with vehicles (坐車, 坐飛機, 坐地鐵) to mean 'take' a ride. In casual speech people often add particles (e.g., 坐低) to ask someone to sit down.
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