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How to Say ‘I'll get back to work now’ in Traditional Chinese

我先去忙了

wǒ xiān qù máng le

[waw shyen chyoo mawng le]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is the standard polite exit at work in Taiwan. It literally means "I'll go be busy first", and it ends a chat without sounding abrupt.

Phrase Breakdown

我先

wǒ xiān

I'll first / I'll... now

我 (I) + 先 (first, before others). Together they mean 'I'm going to do something now.' Say wǒ xiān.

Example

我先走了。

I'm leaving now.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[waw]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to refer to yourself.

Example

我想安排明天的見面時間。

I want to arrange tomorrow's meeting time.

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.

去忙了

qù máng le

go get busy (with my work)

去 (go) + 忙 (be busy) + 了 (change of situation). It is a polite way to end a conversation. Say qù máng le.

Example

他去忙了。

He went off to get busy.

Words in this phrase

去

qù

[chyoo]

to go

A verb meaning to go somewhere or move to do something.

Example

你先坐，我去拿菜單。

You sit first, I'll go get the menu.

忙

máng

[mawng]

busy

Describes being occupied or not free.

Example

今天我有點忙，明天比較好。

I'm a bit busy today; tomorrow is better.

了

[le]

particle

A particle indicating a change of state or situation.

Example

他走了。

He has left.

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