How to Say ‘I'll get going now.’ in Traditional Chinese
我先走了。
wǒ xiān zǒu le
[wo shyen dzoh le]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is the polite, everyday way to excuse yourself when leaving a gathering or a visit. Saying it lets the host give you a proper send-off.
Phrase Breakdown
我先
wǒ xiān
I (will) first
我 (wǒ) is 3rd tone and 先 (xiān) is 1st tone. 先 means 'first / ahead of others'.
我先吃飯。
I'll eat first.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
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.
先
xiān
[shyen]
first; first of all; for now
Used to indicate doing something before other actions, or temporarily doing something first.
我們先走這條路，等等再看看。
Let's take this road first, and then see later.
走了。
zǒu le
leave (now)
走 (zǒu) means to leave or go. 了 (le) is light and neutral, and it shows a change of situation.
他已經走了。
He has already left.
Words in this phrase
走
zǒu
[dzoh]
to go; to walk
Used to suggest moving somewhere, often casually and naturally.
這裡太吵了，我們走去那邊聊。
It’s too noisy here; let’s go over there and talk.
了
le
[le]
completed action marker
Indicates an action has been completed.
他已經走了。
He has already left.
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