How to Say ‘When are you free?’ in Traditional Chinese
你什麼時候有空？
nǐ shén me shí hòu yǒu kòng
[nǐ shénme shíhòu yǒukòng]
💬 Usage Tip: 有空 (yǒu kòng) literally means "have free space". Here 空 is read (kòng), not (kōng) as in 天空 "sky".
Phrase Breakdown
你什麼時候
nǐ shén me shí hòu
when do you
什麼時候 (shénme shíhòu) means 'when'. In Taiwan, 候 is often said as 'hòu'.
你什麼時候回來？
When are you coming back?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
什麼
shén me
[shénme]
what
Question word for 'what'.
你想買什麼？
What do you want to buy?
時候
shí hòu
[shíhòu]
time; moment
With 什麼 it asks 'when'.
你小時候住哪裡？
Where did you live when you were little?
有空？
yǒu kòng
have free time?
有空 (yǒu kòng) means 'to be free'. Raise your voice at the end because it is a question.
我明天有空。
I'm free tomorrow.
Words in this phrase
有空
yǒu kòng
[yǒukòng]
to be free; to have time
Having free time, not busy.
你明天有空嗎？
Are you free tomorrow?
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