有落
jau5 lok6
The Cantonese phrase for "stop the bus" is 有落 (jau5 lok6).
This phrase is used to communicate to a driver that you intend to disembark from the vehicle.
How do you pronounce it?
jau5 lok6
Did you know?
- In Hong Kong's red minibuses, passengers often signal their stop by shouting 有落 and simultaneously tapping the side of the vehicle or a railing to alert the driver through vibration.
- The character 落 in this phrase refers to the act of 'getting off' or 'disembarking'. It is the same character used in the word for 'to fall', showing how the concept of descending from a vehicle is linked to falling.
- Using the particle 呀 at the end of your request transforms the phrase from a dry statement of fact into a natural-sounding command.
Examples in context
- 師傅，我喺呢度有落。si1 fu2, ngo5 hai2 ni1 dou6 jau5 lok6.Driver, I'm getting off here.
- 唔該，我喺下一站有落。m4 goi1, ngo5 hai2 haa6 jat1 zaam6 jau5 lok6.Please, I'm getting off at the next stop.
Example conversation
Zhiqiang and Xiaotong are riding a bus together.
- 曉彤 Hiu Tung志強，到站未？zi3 koeng4, dou3 zaam6 mei6?Zhiqiang, have we reached the stop yet?
- 志強 Chi Keung係，準備有落。hai6, zeon2 bei6 jau5 lok6.Yes, get ready to get off.
- 曉彤 Hiu Tung我想撳鐘。ngo5 soeng2 gaan3 zung1.I want to press the bell.
- 志強 Chi Keung我啱啱話有落。ngo5 ngaam1 ngaam1 waa6 jau5 lok6.I just said I'm getting off.
