How to Say ‘Yes, boarding has started now.’ in Simplified Chinese
对，现在开始登机了。
duì xiàn zài kāi shǐ dēng jī le
[dway shyen-dzeye kye-shǐ dēngjī luh]
💬 Usage Tip: The 了 at the end signals that something new has just happened. Here it marks that boarding has now begun. You will hear the same pattern in 下雨了 "it's started raining".
Phrase Breakdown
对，现在
duì xiàn zài
yes, now
对 (right / yes) + 现在 (now). Make a short pause after 对: duì, xiànzài.
对，现在就走。
Yes, we're leaving now.
Words in this phrase
对
duì
[dway]
correct; right; yes
Often used in conversation to confirm something, like 'yes, that's right'.
对，这件T恤有蓝色的。
Yes, that's right, this T-shirt has a blue one.
现在
xiàn zài
[shyen-dzeye]
now; at present
Refers to the current time or present situation.
我现在每天都早睡。
I now go to bed early every day.
开始登机了。
kāi shǐ dēng jī le
boarding has started
开始 (start) + 登机 (boarding) + 了 (change of situation). 了 is light: kāishǐ dēngjī le.
电影开始了。
The movie has started.
Words in this phrase
开始
kāi shǐ
[kye-shǐ]
to start; to begin
Used when an event, action, or activity begins.
世界杯马上开始。
The World Cup is starting very soon.
登机
dēng jī
[dēngjī]
to board a plane
Verb for getting on an aircraft.
我们要登机了。
We are about to board.
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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