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How to Say ‘Are you free now?’ in Traditional Chinese

你現在有空嗎？

nǐ xiàn zài yǒu kòng ma

[nee shyen-dzai yoe-kohng mah]

Phrase Breakdown

你現在

nǐ xiàn zài

you now

你 (nǐ) means 'you' and 現在 (xiànzài) means 'now'. Say it smoothly as one unit.

Example

你現在在哪裡？

Where are you now?

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nee]

you

A singular 'you' used to address another person politely or casually depending on context.

Example

你好，請問你今天有空嗎？

Hello, do you have time today?

現在

xiàn zài

[shyen-dzai]

now; at the moment

Refers to the present time or current situation.

Example

我現在每天都早睡。

I go to bed early every day now.

有空嗎？

yǒu kòng ma

are (you) free?

有空 (yǒu kòng) means 'to have free time'. 嗎 (ma) turns it into a yes/no question, so raise your voice slightly at the end.

Example

明天有空嗎？

Are you free tomorrow?

Words in this phrase

有空

yǒu kòng

[yoe-kohng]

to be free; to have time

Used to ask whether someone is available.

Example

你明天有空嗎？

Are you free tomorrow?

嗎

[mah]

question particle (yes/no questions)

Used at the end of a sentence to ask a yes/no question. In holiday talk: 有吃年夜飯嗎？

Example

你有吃年夜飯嗎？

Did you have the New Year’s Eve reunion dinner?

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