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How to Say ‘I'll wait for you downstairs.’ in Traditional Chinese

我在樓下等你。

wǒ zài lóu xià děng nǐ

[wo zài lóuxià děng nǐ]

💬 Usage Tip: Where something happens comes before the action, with 在 in front: 我在公司等你 "I'll wait for you at the office".

Phrase Breakdown

我在樓下

wǒ zài lóu xià

I'll be downstairs

在 (zài) means 'at' and 樓下 (lóuxià) means 'downstairs'. The place comes before the action.

Example

我在樓下。

I'm downstairs.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

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.

在

zài

[zài]

A preposition used to indicate a point in time or a location.

Example

我在等你。

I am waiting for you.

樓下

lóu xià

[lóuxià]

downstairs

The floor below or street level of a building.

Example

樓下有便利商店。

There's a convenience store downstairs.

等你。

děng nǐ

waiting for you.

等 (děng) means 'wait for'. When two third tones meet, 等 sounds like déng.

Example

我在門口等你。

I'll wait for you at the door.

Words in this phrase

等

děng

[děng]

to wait

To stay in one place until a certain time or event.

Example

我在等車。

I am waiting for the bus.

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.

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