How to Say ‘I'd like to ask you out’ in Traditional Chinese
我想約你
wǒ xiǎng yuē nǐ
[wo shyang yuē nǐ]
💬 Usage Tip: 約 (yuē) means to make plans with someone. Put the activity right after the person: 約你吃飯 "ask you to dinner", 約你看電影 "ask you to a movie".
Phrase Breakdown
我想
wǒ xiǎng
I would like to
想 (xiǎng) means 'want to' or 'would like to'. Two third tones together: 我 becomes rising, so it sounds like wó xiǎng.
我想回家。
I want to go home.
Words in this phrase
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.
想
xiǎng
[shyang]
want to; would like to
Used to express desire or intention to do something.
我想多認識一些產業的人。
I want to get to know more people in the industry.
約你
yuē nǐ
to ask you out
約 (yuē) means 'to make plans with' or 'invite'. Use a high, flat first tone.
我明天約你吃飯。
I'll take you out to eat tomorrow.
Words in this phrase
約
yuē
[yuē]
to ask out; to invite
To invite someone to meet or go somewhere together, often on a date.
他約她去看電影。
He asked her out to see a movie.
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
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