jaak3吔

Jyutpingjaak3

Yaleyaak

Very common

Definition

To eat.

colloquialfooddaily actions

How it's used

This term carries a slightly informal and sometimes playful tone compared to the standard 食. It is frequently used in casual settings among friends or family to describe the act of eating. Using it in a formal or professional environment may sound overly colloquial or even slightly disrespectful.

Examples

nei5你jaak3吔zo2咗faan6飯mei6未aa4呀？

Have you eaten yet?

nei1呢dou6度di1啲je5嘢hou2好dai2抵jaak3吔。

The food here is very worth eating.

Common phrases

jaak3吔faan6飯

to eat a meal

dai2抵jaak3吔

good value for food

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the Cantonese particle 呀 or other similar sounding characters. It is strictly a verb and cannot function as a grammatical particle.