How to Say ‘We have to go now.’ in Simplified Chinese
我们得走了。
wǒ men dé zǒu le
[waw men děi dzoh luh]
💬 Usage Tip: Here 得 is said (děi) and means "have to". The 了 at the end signals that it's time now.
Phrase Breakdown
我们
wǒ men
[waw men]
we; us
A common pronoun meaning 'we' or 'us.'
我们一起去柜台。
We will go to the counter together.
得走了。
dé zǒu le
have to go now.
得 is read děi here, meaning 'must'. 走了 (zǒu le) means 'leave now'.
我得走了。
I have to go.
Words in this phrase
得
dé
[děi]
must; have to
Pronounced děi here. It means you need to do something.
我得上班了。
I have to go to work now.
走
zǒu
[dzoh]
to walk; to go
A common verb for walking or moving from one place to another.
我们一直往前走。
We keep walking straight ahead.
了
le
[luh]
particle
A common sentence particle that can show completion, change, or soften tone depending on context.
我到了。
I have arrived.
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