jau5 lok6有落
Jyutpingjau5 lok6
Yaleyáuh lohk
Definition
An expression used by a passenger, typically on a minibus, to tell the driver they want to get off.
colloquialtransport
How it's used
This phrase is essential for navigating the minibus system in Hong Kong, where stops are often request-based. It functions as a verbal signal to the driver that you intend to alight at the next available or specific location. You should call it out clearly and loud enough for the driver to hear, usually a few seconds before you reach your destination.
Examples
Driver, please let me get off.
I'd like to get off at the intersection ahead, please.
Related words
Common phrases
Driver, I want to get off
Getting off at the front
Common mistake
Do not use this phrase on franchised buses or the MTR, as they have designated stops and stop-request buttons. Using it there would be considered strange or unnecessary.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
