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Taking Transport

How to talk about using transport

6words
15XP
6–11min

The verb “搭” means “to take” or “to ride”. Use it with all forms of transport!

  • daap3搭to take / to ride
daap6搭

to take / to ride

ngo5我gam1今jat6日daap6搭gong2港tit3鐵faan1返gung1工

I take the MTR to work today

daap6搭gong2港tit3鐵

take the MTR

daap6搭gong2港tit3鐵heoi3去zung1中waan4環hou2好faai3快

Taking the MTR to Central is very fast

daap6搭baa1巴si2士

take the bus

nei5你ho2可ji5以daap6搭baa1巴si2士heoi3去soeng1商coeng4場

You can take the bus to the mall

daap3搭dik1的si2士

take a taxi

hou2好jyun5遠，daap3搭dik1的si2士laa1啦

It's very far, let's take a taxi

daap6搭din6電ce1車

take the tram

daap6搭din6電ce1車hou2好peng4平，loeng5兩man1蚊zau6就dak1得

Taking the tram is very cheap, just two dollars

haang4行lou6路

to walk

hou2好gan6近，haang4行lou6路ng5五fan1分zung1鐘zau6就dou3到

It's very close, just a five minute walk

HK tip: The tram (電車 “ding ding”) is an iconic double-decker tram on Hong Kong Island!