How to Say ‘I am going to’ in Simplified Chinese
我去
wǒ qù
[waw chyoo]
💬 Usage Tip: [我去] literally means "I go/I'm going to." Chinese often does not mark tense clearly, so time is understood from context.
🇨🇳 In China: If you've already mentioned the plan or time, a short phrase like [我去] can sound perfectly complete in conversation.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used for referring to yourself.
我要去买菜。
I am going to buy groceries.
去
qù
[chyoo]
go
A common verb meaning to go to a place or leave for somewhere.
我去超市。
I am going to the supermarket.
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