How to Say ‘My friend has arrived’ in Simplified Chinese
我朋友到了
wǒ péng yǒu dào le
[wo péngyou dao le]
💬 Usage Tip: 了 (le) at the end shows something has just happened. Also 菜到了 "the food's here".
Phrase Breakdown
我朋友
wǒ péng yǒu
my friend
In speech, 的 is often dropped between a pronoun and a close relation: 我朋友 = 我的朋友.
我朋友在北京。
My friend is in Beijing.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
朋友
péng yǒu
[péngyou]
friend
A person you know and like.
他是我的好朋友。
He is my good friend.
到了
dào le
has arrived
到 means 'to arrive'. 了 shows the action is completed.
车到了。
The car has arrived.
Words in this phrase
到
dào
[dao]
to arrive; to reach
Used to talk about arriving at a place or arriving at a certain time.
我们六点半到。
We will arrive at six thirty.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
Marks that something has now happened or a new situation.
车来了。
The bus is here.
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