How to Say ‘I'll get going now, bye!’ in Traditional Chinese
我先走囉，掰掰！
wǒ xiān zǒu luō bāi bāi
[wo xiān zǒu luo bāibāi]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: 掰掰 (bāi bāi), borrowed from "bye-bye", is how adults in Taiwan casually say goodbye. It doesn't sound childish there.
Phrase Breakdown
我先走囉，
wǒ xiān zǒu luō
I'm heading out first,
A casual way to say you're leaving before others. 囉 gives it a friendly tone.
我先走囉，明天見。
I'm heading out, see you tomorrow.
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
[xiān]
first; in advance
Indicates doing something before something else.
我先點餐。
I'll order first.
走
zǒu
[zǒu]
to leave; to go
To depart from a place.
時間不早了，我要走了。
It's late, I have to leave.
囉
luō
[luo]
sentence-final particle (casual, friendly tone)
A particle used at the end of a sentence to make it sound relaxed and friendly, often when announcing something.
我要睡覺囉！
I'm going to sleep now!
掰掰！
bāi bāi
bye-bye!
掰掰 (bāibāi) is a casual 'bye-bye', borrowed from English. It is very common in Taiwan.
老師掰掰！
Bye-bye, teacher!
Words in this phrase
掰掰
bāi bāi
[bāibāi]
bye-bye
A casual, friendly way to say goodbye, borrowed from English 'bye-bye'; very common in everyday Taiwanese speech.
時間不早了，我先走囉，掰掰！
It's getting late, I'm heading out first. Bye-bye!
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