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How to Say ‘Thank you for talking with me so much yesterday.’ in Traditional Chinese

謝謝您昨天跟我聊那麼多。

xiè xiè nín zuó tiān gēn wǒ liáo nà me duō

[shyeh-shyeh neen dzwaw-tyen guhn wo liao nàme duō]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Thanking someone for their time is the expected way to open a follow-up call in Taiwan. It reminds them who you are without sounding pushy.

Phrase Breakdown

謝謝您

xiè xiè nín

thank you (polite)

謝謝 (xièxie) is 'thanks'. The second 謝 is light and neutral. 您 is the polite 'you'.

Example

謝謝您的幫忙。

Thank you for your help.

Words in this phrase

謝謝

xiè xiè

[shyeh-shyeh]

thank you

A polite expression used to show gratitude.

Example

面試結束後別忘了說謝謝。

Don't forget to say thank you after the interview ends.

您

nín

[neen]

you (polite)

A respectful form of 'you,' often used with service workers or elders.

Example

麻煩您一下，我要在巷口下車。

Excuse me, I want to get off at the alley entrance.

昨天跟我聊

zuó tiān gēn wǒ liáo

chatting with me yesterday

The time word 昨天 comes before the action 跟我聊. In Chinese, time usually comes early in the sentence.

Example

他昨天跟我聊工作。

He chatted with me about work yesterday.

Words in this phrase

昨天

zuó tiān

[dzwaw-tyen]

yesterday

昨天 means the day before today.

Example

昨天我去參加職涯活動。

Yesterday I went to a career event.

跟

gēn

[guhn]

with; to; together with

Often used before a person to mean 'with' someone in an action or interaction.

Example

我想跟你去那邊坐一下。

I want to go sit over there with you for a bit.

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

聊

liáo

[liao]

to chat; to talk

A casual verb meaning to chat or talk in a relaxed way.

Example

今晚氣氛不錯，我們可以慢慢聊，不用急著走。

The vibe is nice tonight; we can chat slowly and don't need to rush off.

那麼多。

nà me duō

so much

那麼 (nàme) means 'so'. 多 (duō) means 'much'. Together they mean 'so much'.

Example

你買了那麼多！

You bought so much!

Words in this phrase

那麼多

nà me duō

[nàme duō]

so much; so many

Emphasizes a large amount.

Example

你買了那麼多書！

You bought so many books!

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