下一站
haa1 jat1 zaam6
The Cantonese phrase for "next stop" is 下一站 (haa1 jat1 zaam6).
下一站 is used to refer to the following station on a bus or train route.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 下 (haa6) meaning 'next' or 'following', 一 (jat1) meaning 'one' and 站 (zaam6) meaning 'station' or 'stop'.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase 下一站, the word 下 (haa6) literally means 'below' or 'under', but in the context of a sequence or time, it functions as 'next'.
How do you pronounce it?
haa1 jat1 zaam6
Did you know?
- The word 站 (zaam6) is not just a noun for 'station' but also functions as a verb meaning 'to stand', which is the physical action performed at a stop.
- If you are traveling by boat in Hong Kong, you might hear the same 下一站 structure, as 'station' in Cantonese can describe any fixed point of embarkation or disembarkation.
- While 下一站 is used for transportation, Cantonese speakers use 下個 (haa6 go3) to refer to the 'next' person in a line or the 'next' item in a list.
Examples in context
- 你：「唔係，下一個站先係我哋落。」You: "No, the next stop is ours."
- 下一站係旺角。haa6 jat6 zaam6 hai6 wong6 gok3.The next stop is Mong Kok.
- 我喺下一站落車。ngo5 hai2 haa6 jat6 zaam6 lok6 ce1.I will get off at the next stop.
Example conversation
Two friends are riding the MTR together.
- 雅婷 Nga Ting下一站係邊度？haa6 jat6 zaam6 hai6 bin1 dou6?Where is the next stop?
- 俊傑 Chun Kit下一站係中環。haa6 jat6 zaam6 hai6 zung1 waan4.The next stop is Central.
- 雅婷 Nga Ting好，我喺下一站落車。hou2, ngo5 hai2 haa6 jat6 zaam6 lok6 ce1.Okay, I will get off at the next stop.
- 俊傑 Chun Kit好呀，等我陪你。hou2 aa3, dang2 ngo5 pui4 nei5.Sure, I will accompany you.
