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Take a taxiin Cantonese.

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Pronunciation

搭的士

daap3 dik1 si2

take a taxi

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

Put 想 before 搭的士 when describing an intended action; 想 expresses a wish rather than a requirement.

Examples

我想搭的士

ngo5 soeng2 daap3 dik1 si2

I want to take a taxi

我會搭的士

ngo5 wui5 daap3 dik1 si2

I'll take a taxi

I need to take a taxingo5 jiu3 daap3 dik1 si2我要搭的士I can take a taxingo5 ho2 ji5 daap3 dik1 si2我可以搭的士I do not want to take a taxingo5 m4 soeng2 daap3 dik1 si2我唔想搭的士I can’t take a taxingo5 m4 ho2 ji5 daap3 dik1 si2我唔可以搭的士