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How to Say ‘Well, I'll go first.’ in Traditional Chinese

那我先走了。

nà wǒ xiān zǒu le

[Na waw shyen dzoh le]

💬 Usage Tip: 先 (xiān) "first" goes before the verb. 我先走了 is the standard way to say "I'm heading off now".

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Announcing that you're leaving, instead of just walking off, is the polite way to end a chat in Taiwan.

Phrase Breakdown

那我

nà wǒ

Then I

那 (nà) means 'then' or 'well', and 我 (wǒ) means 'I'. Together they signal that you're wrapping up the conversation.

Example

那我們走吧。

Then let's go.

Words in this phrase

那

nà

[Na]

then

Used to indicate a logical consequence or a time-based sequence.

Example

如果你去，我也會去。

If you go, then I will also go.

我

wǒ

[waw]

I; me

The first-person pronoun meaning "I" or "me."

Example

我要喝水。

I want to drink water.

先走了。

xiān zǒu le

will leave first.

先走了 (xiān zǒu le) means 'I'll be going now'. It's a polite way to leave.

Example

不好意思，我先走了。

Excuse me, I'll head off first.

Words in this phrase

先

xiān

[shyen]

first; first of all; for now

Used to indicate doing something before other actions, or temporarily doing something first.

Example

我們先走這條路，等等再看看。

Let's take this road first, and then see later.

走

zǒu

[dzoh]

walk; leave

Usually means to walk, but in greetings like 慢走, it refers to leaving or heading off.

Example

客人要回家了，店員會說「走」的時候要小心，也常說慢走。

When a customer is going home, the clerk refers to leaving with 走 and often says 'màn zǒu.'

了

[le]

particle

A particle indicating a change of state or situation.

Example

他走了。

He has left.

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