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How to Say ‘I'll head over first’ in Simplified Chinese

我先过去了

wǒ xiān guò qù le

[wo shyen guò-qù le]

🇨🇳 In China: 我先…了 is the standard polite way to excuse yourself. It makes your exit sound like stepping away rather than ending things.

Phrase Breakdown

我先

wǒ xiān

I'll first / I'll go ahead

先 means 'first' or 'ahead of others'. It goes before the verb.

Example

我先走了。

I'll head off first.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

The speaker referring to themselves.

Example

我明天有空。

I am free tomorrow.

先

xiān

[shyen]

first; for now

Used to say you want to do something before anything else.

Example

我先看看特别菜单。

I'll first take a look at the special menu.

过去了

guò qù le

go over (there)

过去 means 'to go over there'. 了 signals that the action is about to happen. This is a polite way to excuse yourself.

Example

他们已经过去了。

They've already gone over.

Words in this phrase

过去

guò qù

[guò-qù]

over/to pass over

To move from one place to another.

Example

请你把书递过去。

Please pass the book over.

了

[le]

change-of-state particle

Sentence-final particle announcing an imminent action.

Example

我回家了。

I'm heading home.

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