How to Say ‘I'll make a note’ in Traditional Chinese
我記一下
wǒ jì yī xià
[waw jee ee-shyah]
💬 Usage Tip: [記一下] is a very common Taiwan pattern: verb + [一下] softens the action and makes it sound quick or casual, like [看一下] "take a quick look" or [等一下] "wait a moment".
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
A first-person pronoun meaning the speaker themself.
我先把地址記一下。
I'll note down the address first.
記一下
jì yī xià
note down for a moment; jot down
Means to write something down briefly so you remember it.
我記一下電話。
I’ll jot down the phone number.
Words in this phrase
記
jì
[jee]
to note down; to remember; to record
Used for remembering or writing something down so it is not forgotten.
地址我先記一下，免得等等又找不到。
I'll jot down the address first, so we don't fail to find it later.
一下
yī xià
[ee-shyah]
for a moment; briefly; a bit
A softening phrase that makes an action sound quick, light, or polite.
麻煩等我一下，我記一下上車地點。
Please wait a moment while I note down the pickup location.
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