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How to Say ‘Do coworkers often eat together?’ in Traditional Chinese

同事之間常常一起吃飯嗎？

tóng shì zhī jiān cháng cháng yì qǐ chī fàn ma

[tong-shrr zhījiān chahng-chahng yīqǐ chīfàn mah]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Lunch with coworkers is a big part of office life in Taiwan, often ordered together or eaten at nearby eateries. Asking about it is a natural way to sense how close a team is.

Phrase Breakdown

同事之間

tóng shì zhī jiān

among colleagues

同事 means coworker, and 之間 means between or among. Say tóngshì zhījiān.

Example

同事之間要互相幫忙。

Colleagues should help each other.

Words in this phrase

同事

tóng shì

[tong-shrr]

coworker; colleague

A person you work with in the same company or team.

Example

我的同事都很樂意回答問題。

My coworkers are all happy to answer questions.

之間

zhī jiān

[zhījiān]

between; among

Indicates a relationship or space among people or things.

Example

朋友之間要互相幫忙。

Friends should help each other.

常常一起吃飯嗎？

cháng cháng yì qǐ chī fàn ma

often eat together?

Adding 嗎 at the end makes this a yes/no question. Raise your voice slightly at the end.

Example

你們常常一起吃飯嗎？

Do you often eat together?

Words in this phrase

常常

cháng cháng

[chahng-chahng]

often; frequently

Used to say something happens many times or on a regular basis.

Example

你是不是常常來這家酒吧？

Do you come to this bar often?

一起

yì qǐ

[yīqǐ]

together

With or near someone else; in companionship or combination.

Example

我們一起舉杯敬這個美妙的夜晚。

Let's toast together to this wonderful evening.

吃飯

chī fàn

[chīfàn]

to eat a meal

Literally 'eat rice'; means having a meal in general.

Example

我們中午一起吃飯吧。

Let's have lunch together at noon.

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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