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How to Say ‘Can I board now?’ in Traditional Chinese

現在可以登機了嗎？

xiàn zài kě yǐ dēng jī le ma

[shyen-dzai kuh yee dēngjī le mah]

💬 Usage Tip: 了 here signals a change: "has it reached the point where I can board?" Swap in another action: 現在可以進去了嗎？ "Can I go in now?"

Phrase Breakdown

現在可以

xiàn zài kě yǐ

can (we) now

現在 means 'now', and 可以 means 'can' or 'may'. Say 可以 as kéyǐ.

Example

現在可以進去嗎？

Can we go in now?

Words in this phrase

現在

xiàn zài

[shyen-dzai]

now; right now

Refers to the present moment or current situation.

Example

現在這條路很塞。

This road is very congested right now.

可以

kě yǐ

[kuh yee]

can; may

Used to say something is possible, allowed, or okay to do.

Example

這裡可以拍照。

You can take photos here.

登機了嗎？

dēng jī le ma

board yet?

登機 means 'to board'. 了嗎 asks whether something has started or happened yet. Keep 了 and 嗎 light.

Example

大家都登機了嗎？

Has everyone boarded?

Words in this phrase

登機

dēng jī

[dēngjī]

to board (a plane)

To get on an airplane.

Example

我們三點開始登機。

We start boarding at three.

了

[le]

particle

A particle indicating a change of state or situation.

Example

他走了。

He has left.

嗎

[mah]

question particle (yes/no questions)

Used at the end of a sentence to ask a yes/no question. In holiday talk: 有吃年夜飯嗎？

Example

你有吃年夜飯嗎？

Did you have the New Year’s Eve reunion dinner?

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