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How to Say ‘Let's go to Tamsui together next time!’ in Traditional Chinese

下次我們一起去淡水吧！

xià cì wǒ men yì qǐ qù dàn shuǐ ba

[shyah tsuh wo men yìqǐ qù Dànshuǐ ba]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Like "we should hang out sometime", this is often a friendly gesture rather than a firm plan; a follow-up with a date makes it real.

Phrase Breakdown

下次

xià cì

next time

下次 (xià cì) means 'next time'. Both syllables have falling tones.

Example

下次見！

See you next time!

Words in this phrase

下

xià

[shyah]

next; following

Used for the time period after the current one, such as next week.

Example

我們下再找時間喝咖啡。

Let's find time later to have coffee.

次

cì

[tsuh]

time; occurrence

A measure word for the number of times something happens.

Example

你是第一次來嗎？

Is this your first time here?

我們一起

wǒ men yì qǐ

we together

一起 (yìqǐ) means 'together'. Note that 一 is said yì before a third tone.

Example

我們一起學中文。

Let's study Chinese together.

Words in this phrase

我們

wǒ men

[wo men]

we; us

Refers to the speaker and their group, such as a team or company.

Example

我們很重視新人的想法，所以歡迎提問。

We value new employees’ ideas very much, so questions are welcome.

一起

yì qǐ

[yìqǐ]

together

Doing something with other people.

Example

我們一起去吃飯。

Let's go eat together.

去淡水吧！

qù dàn shuǐ ba

go to Tamsui!

淡水 (Dànshuǐ) is a place name. 吧 makes it a friendly suggestion.

Example

我們去海邊吧！

Let's go to the beach!

Words in this phrase

去

qù

[qù]

To move or travel to a place.

Example

我今天要去圖書館

I am going to the library today.

淡水

dàn shuǐ

[Dànshuǐ]

Tamsui

A riverside district in New Taipei known for sunsets.

Example

我們在淡水看夕陽。

We watch the sunset in Tamsui.

吧

[ba]

suggestion particle (let's)

Sentence-final particle used to make a suggestion or soften a request.

Example

我們走吧。

Let's go.

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