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How to Say ‘Your flight is delayed.’ in Traditional Chinese

您的班機延誤了。

nín de bān jī yán wù le

[neen duh ban jee yen woo luh]

💬 Usage Tip: [延誤] is used for delays with flights, trains, and more: [班機延誤了] [火車延誤了]. The [了] here marks a new situation now in effect: the flight has become delayed.

Phrase Breakdown

nín

[neen]

you; your (polite)

A respectful form of you, often used in service situations like airports.

Example

您好,請出示護照。

Hello, please show your passport.

de

[duh]

possessive particle; of

Links a person or thing to what belongs to them.

Example

您的座位在窗邊。

Your seat is by the window.

班機

bān jī

[ban jee]

flight

A scheduled airplane trip identified by a flight number.

Example

這班班機要晚一點。

This flight will be a bit later.

延誤

yán wù

[yen woo]

delay

Used when a flight or schedule is later than expected.

Example

因為天氣不好,班機延誤了。

Because of bad weather, the flight was delayed.

le

[luh]

completed action marker

Shows a change of state or that something has happened.

Example

飛機起飛了。

The airplane has taken off.

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