How to Say ‘Yes, what's wrong?’ in Traditional Chinese
有啊，怎麼了？
yǒu a zěn me le
[yoe ah dzumm uh le]
Phrase Breakdown
有啊，
yǒu a
yes, I am (free)
有 (yǒu) means 'have'. Adding 啊 (a) makes the answer sound friendly and natural.
有啊，我有時間。
Yes, I have time.
Words in this phrase
有
yǒu
[yoe]
to have
Used with 興趣 to mean 'to be interested in.'
你對哪一類工作有興趣？
What kind of work are you interested in?
啊
a
[ah]
ah; sentence particle
A softening particle often used in friendly spoken responses like agreement.
好啊，到時候見。
Sure, see you then.
怎麼了？
zěn me le
what's up? / what's wrong?
怎麼了 (zěnme le) asks what happened or what someone needs. 了 is light and short.
你怎麼了？
What's wrong with you?
Words in this phrase
怎麼
zěn me
[dzumm uh]
how; what’s wrong
Can ask about method ('how') or, in context, what the issue is.
你怎麼突然改這條路？
Why did you suddenly change to this road?
了
le
[le]
particle
A particle indicating a change of state or situation.
他走了。
He has left.
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