How to Say ‘You're here!’ in Simplified Chinese
你来了！
nǐ lái le
[nee lie luh]
💬 Usage Tip: [你来了！] is literally "you came," but in real use it often means "you're here!" Chinese often uses [了] to mark a new situation that has now become true.
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
A common singular word for addressing someone directly.
你来了，太好了！
You’re here, great!
来了
lái le
have come / arrived
来 means “to come,” and 了 here shows a completed action or a change of state.
他来了。
He has arrived.
Words in this phrase
来
lái
[lie]
come; arrive
A verb for coming or arriving somewhere.
你来学校了吗？
Did you come to school?
了
le
[luh]
completed action particle
Marks that the action has already happened or that something has changed.
你来了，我们走吧。
Now that you’ve arrived, let’s go.
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