Cantonese Word of the Day
買
MAAI • verb — 14th of Aug, 2026
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Meaning: to buy; to purchase
Examples
- 我今日去街市買菜。
(I’m going to the market to buy vegetables today.) - 你想買乜嘢？
(What do you want to buy?) - 呢間鋪頭賣嘅嘢好平，買得過。
(The things sold in this shop are cheap; it’s worth buying.)
Synonyms
- 購買
- 採購
- 買入
Antonyms
- 賣
- 售出
買 is a very common everyday verb used for shopping, ordering, and getting something in exchange for money. It is neutral and works in both spoken Cantonese and more formal contexts.
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