How to Say ‘Are you home yet?’ in Simplified Chinese
到家了吗？
dào jiā le ma
[dào jyah le ma]
🇨🇳 In China: Checking that your date got home safely is the standard first text after a date in China. It's caring without being too forward, and it gives an easy way to keep chatting.
Phrase Breakdown
到
dào
[dào]
to arrive
A verb meaning to reach or get to a place.
客人六点到。
The guests arrive at six.
家
jiā
[jyah]
home; family home
Refers to one's home or the inside of the home.
在家里练习自我介绍也很重要。
Practicing self-introduction at home is also very important.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.
火车快来了。
The train is about to arrive.
吗
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.
你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。
Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.
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