How to Say ‘Do you want to cheer for them together?’ in Traditional Chinese
要不要一起幫他們加油？
yào bù yào yì qǐ bāng tā men jiā yóu
[yào bú yào yìqǐ bāng tāmen jiāyóu]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Inviting a stranger or foreign visitor to join in cheering is very natural at Taiwanese festivals. Saying yes is a quick way to make friends on the riverbank.
Phrase Breakdown
要不要一起
yào bù yào yì qǐ
do you want to ... together
要不要 (yào bu yào) is a 'want or not' question pattern, and 一起 (yìqǐ) means 'together'. The 不 is light, and 一 is pronounced yì before the third-tone 起.
要不要一起吃飯？
Do you want to eat together?
Words in this phrase
要不要
yào bù yào
[yào bú yào]
do you want to; shall we
Yes-no question form used to make suggestions.
要不要喝一杯？
Want to have a drink?
一起
yì qǐ
[yìqǐ]
together
Doing something with other people.
我們一起去吃飯。
Let's go eat together.
幫他們加油？
bāng tā men jiā yóu
cheer them on?
幫他們 (bāng tāmen) means 'for them' and 加油 (jiāyóu) means 'to cheer'. Let your voice rise slightly at the end for the question.
你會幫他們加油嗎？
Will you cheer them on?
Words in this phrase
幫
bāng
[bāng]
to help; for (someone)
To do something on someone's behalf.
請幫我拿一下。
Please hold this for me.
他們
tā men
[tāmen]
they; them
Plural third-person pronoun.
他們是我的朋友。
They are my friends.
加油
jiā yóu
[jiāyóu]
good luck; you can do it
Expression of encouragement, literally 'add oil'.
明天考試，加油！
Exam tomorrow, good luck!
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