How to Say ‘Take your time.’ in Traditional Chinese
慢慢走喔。
màn màn zǒu ō
[mahn mahn zoh oh]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: [慢慢走喔] is a warm, Taiwan-style way to send someone off, more like "take care on your way" than literally "walk slowly." You might hear it from shop staff, hosts, or older people being kind.
Phrase Breakdown
慢慢
màn màn
[mahn mahn]
slowly; take it easy
Used here to tell someone to go slowly or carefully.
下雨天，慢慢走喔。
It's raining, walk slowly, okay.
走
zǒu
[zoh]
to walk; to go
A basic verb meaning to walk or leave on foot.
你可以先走。
You can go first.
喔
ō
[oh]
oh; okay; sentence particle
Adds a warm, gentle tone at the end of a sentence.
回家小心喔。
Be careful on your way home, okay.
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