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How to Say ‘You today’ in Traditional Chinese

你今天

nǐ jīn tiān

[nee jeen tyan]

💬 Usage Tip: [你今天] sets up the topic: "you, today…" It often leads into a comment or question.

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Taiwanese Mandarin often starts with the person and time first, then the comment after that.

Phrase Breakdown

[nee]

you

The pronoun used to address one person directly.

Example

你今天看起來很開心。

You look very happy today.

今天

jīn tiān

[jeen tyan]

today

Refers to the current day, as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow.

Example

今天的天氣很舒服。

Today's weather is very pleasant.

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