How to Say ‘I'm heading off now’ in Traditional Chinese
我先走囉
wǒ xiān zǒu luō
[wo xiān zǒu luo]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: 我先走囉 is the standard polite way to leave a chat or a group in Taiwan. The 先 "first" implies you're leaving before the others, which softens the exit.
Phrase Breakdown
我先
wǒ xiān
I (will) first
我 (wǒ) means 'I' and 先 (xiān) means 'first' or '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
[xiān]
first; in advance
Indicates doing something before something else.
我先點餐。
I'll order first.
走囉
zǒu luō
leaving now
走 (zǒu) means 'leave/go'. 囉 (luō) is a friendly particle that softens the sentence. It is common in Taiwan.
我們走囉！
We're leaving now!
Words in this phrase
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!
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