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How to Say ‘It's group one now.’ in Traditional Chinese

現在是第一組。

xiàn zài shì dì yī zǔ

[shyen-dzai shir dee yee zǔ]

Phrase Breakdown

現在是

xiàn zài shì

now it is

現在 (xiànzài) means 'now'. 是 (shì) means 'is'. Both 現 and 是 are falling fourth tones.

Example

現在是三點。

It's three o'clock now.

Words in this phrase

現在

xiàn zài

[shyen-dzai]

now; at the moment

Refers to the present time or current situation.

Example

我現在每天都早睡。

I go to bed early every day now.

是

shì

[shir]

to be; is; are

A very common verb used to identify or state that something is something. In measurement sentences, it links the subject to the number.

Example

我的體重是七十公斤。

My weight is 70 kilograms.

第一組。

dì yī zǔ

group one

第 (dì) turns a number into an ordinal. 一 is said yī here because it means 'first'. 組 (zǔ) means 'group'.

Example

我們是第一組。

We are group one.

Words in this phrase

第一

dì yī

[dee yee]

first

Marks the number one in an ordered sequence, as in 'first time.'

Example

你是第一次來嗎？這裡的人都很友善。

Is this your first time here? The people here are very friendly.

組

zǔ

[zǔ]

group

A set or group of people; used for boarding groups.

Example

我們這組有五個人。

Our group has five people.

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