How to Say ‘Okay, here's 500.’ in Traditional Chinese
好，給你五百。
hǎo gěi nǐ wǔ bǎi
[how gay nee wǔbǎi]
💬 Usage Tip: When it's clear you're talking about money, you can drop the word for dollars and just say the number: 給你一千 "here's 1,000".
Phrase Breakdown
好，給你
hǎo gěi nǐ
OK, here you go
好 (hǎo) means 'OK'. 給你 (gěi nǐ) means 'to you' or 'here you go'. Because both 給 and 你 are third tone, 給 is said as a rising second tone (géi nǐ).
好，給你。
OK, here you go.
Words in this phrase
好
hǎo
[how]
okay; good
A basic response meaning "okay," "good," or "fine." It can show agreement or acceptance.
好，這樣的金額我可以接受。
Okay, I can accept this amount.
給
gěi
[gay]
to give (to someone)
A common verb meaning “to give.” In New Year settings: “給你紅包” (give you a red envelope).
過年長輩會給你紅包，祝你平安長大。
During New Year, elders give you red envelopes to wish you peace as you grow up.
你
nǐ
[nee]
you / your
This pronoun means you; it targets the other person in the insult.
他聽完只回了一句「去你的」。
After hearing it, he only replied, 'Screw you.'
五百。
wǔ bǎi
five hundred.
五百 (wǔbǎi) means 500, as in a 500-dollar bill. Both syllables are third tone, so 五 is said as a rising second tone (wúbǎi).
我有五百。
I have five hundred.
Words in this phrase
五百
wǔ bǎi
[wǔbǎi]
five hundred
The number 500; in Taiwan, a common banknote value.
我有一張五百。
I have a five-hundred bill.
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