How to Say ‘I need to first’ in Traditional Chinese
我要先
wǒ yào xiān
[wo yào xiān]
💬 Usage Tip: 先 comes before the action, not at the end like "first" in English: 我先走 "I'll head out first".
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
要
yào
[yào]
need to; have to
Expresses necessity, asking whether something is required.
要排隊嗎？
Do we need to line up?
先
xiān
[xiān]
first; in advance
Indicates doing something before something else.
我先點餐。
I'll order first.
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