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How to Say ‘Is this your first time here?’ in Traditional Chinese

你是第一次來嗎？

nǐ shì dì yī cì lái ma

[nee shir dee yee tsuh lai ma]

💬 Usage Tip: 第一次來嗎？ is a very common Chinese pattern for asking whether someone has ever been somewhere before. You can swap in places or events: 你第一次來台北嗎？你是第一次參加這個活動嗎？

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is a friendly, low-pressure opener at events in Taiwan. It works well with strangers because it starts small and invites easy follow-up.

Phrase Breakdown

你

nǐ

[nee]

you

A pronoun for the person you are speaking to.

Example

你是第一次來嗎？我可以幫你介紹。

Is this your first time here? I can introduce things to you.

是

shì

[shir]

to be

Used here to form the sentence 'Are you...?'

Example

你是第一次來嗎？別緊張。

Is this your first time here? Don't be nervous.

第一

dì yī

[dee yee]

first

Marks the number one in an ordered sequence, as in 'first time.'

Example

你是第一次來嗎？這裡的人都很友善。

Is this your first time here? The people here are very friendly.

次

cì

[tsuh]

time; occurrence

A measure word for the number of times something happens.

Example

你是第一次來嗎？

Is this your first time here?

來

lái

[lai]

to come

Means to come or arrive at a place or event.

Example

你是第一次來嗎？歡迎你常來。

Is this your first time here? You're welcome to come often.

嗎

[ma]

question particle

Placed at the end of a sentence to ask a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次來嗎？我也是。

Is this your first time here? Me too.

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