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How to Say ‘I just started my shift this morning.’ in Traditional Chinese

我早上剛出車。

wǒ zǎo shàng gāng chū chē

[wo zǎoshang gāng chūchē]

Phrase Breakdown

我早上

wǒ zǎo shàng

I, this morning

我 (I) + 早上 (morning). Time words usually come right after the subject.

Example

我早上很忙。

I'm busy in the morning.

Words in this phrase

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.

早上

zǎo shàng

[zǎoshang]

morning

The early part of the day, before noon.

Example

我早上喝咖啡。

I drink coffee in the morning.

剛出車。

gāng chū chē

just started my shift

剛 (just) + 出車 (start driving for work).

Example

他剛出車,還沒載客人。

He just started his shift and hasn't picked up passengers yet.

Words in this phrase

剛

gāng

[gāng]

just

Indicates something happened very recently.

Example

我剛到家。

I just got home.

出車

chū chē

[chūchē]

start driving (for work)

Driver takes the vehicle out to start working.

Example

司機六點出車。

The driver starts work at six.

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