How to Say ‘You're flying to Tokyo today, right?’ in Traditional Chinese
您今天飛東京，對嗎？
nín jīn tiān fēi dōng jīng duì ma
[nin jīntiān fēi Dōngjīng dway mah]
💬 Usage Tip: The time word 今天 comes before the verb, right after the person. Chinese puts "when" early in the sentence, not at the end as English does.
Phrase Breakdown
您今天
nín jīn tiān
you, today
您 is the polite 'you', and 今天 means 'today'. In Chinese, time words often come right after the subject.
您今天好嗎？
How are you today?
Words in this phrase
您
nín
[nin]
you (polite)
A respectful form of addressing someone, often used in formal situations.
您好，歡迎來到我們的公司。
Hello, welcome to our company.
今天
jīn tiān
[jīntiān]
today
Refers to the present day.
今天是星期幾？
What day is today?
飛東京，對嗎？
fēi dōng jīng duì ma
flying to Tokyo, right?
飛 means 'to fly'. 對嗎 at the end turns the sentence into a 'right?' question, with a light 嗎.
你明天飛東京，對嗎？
You fly to Tokyo tomorrow, right?
Words in this phrase
飛
fēi
[fēi]
to fly (to)
To travel by plane; can be followed directly by a destination.
我明天飛台北。
I fly to Taipei tomorrow.
東京
dōng jīng
[Dōngjīng]
Tokyo
The capital city of Japan.
東京的人很多。
Tokyo has a lot of people.
對
duì
[dway]
correct; right
Used to agree that something is correct.
你說得對。
What you said is right.
嗎
ma
[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？
你有吃年夜飯嗎？
Did you have the New Year’s Eve reunion dinner?
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