How to Say ‘Are you free in a bit?’ in Traditional Chinese
你等一下有空嗎？
nǐ děng yí xià yǒu kòng ma
[nǐ děngyíxià yǒukòng ma]
💬 Usage Tip: Time words come before the verb, right after the subject: 你明天有空嗎 "are you free tomorrow?".
Phrase Breakdown
你等一下
nǐ děng yí xià
you, in a little while
等一下 (děng yíxià) means 'in a moment' or 'later'. 一 changes to the second tone (yí) before the fourth-tone 下.
你等一下要去哪裡？
Where are you going in a bit?
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.
等一下
děng yí xià
[děngyíxià]
in a little while; later
Refers to a short time from now.
我等一下打給你。
I'll call you in a bit.
有空嗎？
yǒu kòng ma
are (you) free?
有空 (yǒu kòng) means 'to have free time', and 嗎 (ma) is the question particle.
晚上有空嗎？
Are you free tonight?
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?
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.
你喜歡這個活動嗎？
Do you like this event?
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