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How to Say ‘Hi, are you off work yet?’ in Traditional Chinese

嗨，你下班了嗎？

hāi nǐ xià bān le ma

[hāi nǐ xiàbān le ma]

💬 Usage Tip: Put 了嗎 at the end to ask whether something has happened yet: 你吃飯了嗎？ "Have you eaten yet?"

Phrase Breakdown

嗨，你

hāi nǐ

Hi, you

嗨 (hāi) is a casual greeting borrowed from English 'hi'. Say it with a high, flat tone, then add 你 (nǐ, 'you').

Example

嗨，你好嗎？

Hi, how are you?

Words in this phrase

嗨

hāi

[hāi]

Casual greeting borrowed from English

Example

嗨，好久不見！

Hi, long time no see!

你

nǐ

[nǐ]

you

Refers to the person being spoken to.

Example

你今天看起來很高興。

You look happy today.

下班了嗎？

xià bān le ma

off work yet?

下班 (xiàbān) means 'to get off work'. 了嗎 asks whether it has already happened.

Example

他下班了嗎？

Is he off work yet?

Words in this phrase

下班

xià bān

[xiàbān]

to get off work

To finish the workday and leave

Example

我六點下班。

I get off work at six.

了

[le]

change-of-state particle

With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.

Example

火車快來了。

The train is about to arrive.

嗎

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你喜歡這個活動嗎？

Do you like this event?

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