How to Say ‘They're probably having a great time.’ in Traditional Chinese
她們應該玩得正開心。
tā men yīng gāi wán dé zhèng kāi xīn
[tāmen yīnggāi wán duh zhèng kai-shin]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Saying her friends are busy having fun is a polite way to justify slipping away without seeming rude to them.
Phrase Breakdown
她們應該
tā men yīng gāi
they probably
她們 means 'they' (female). 應該 here expresses a guess, meaning 'probably' or 'should be'.
她們應該到了。
They've probably arrived.
Words in this phrase
她們
tā men
[tāmen]
they (female)
Plural 'they' for women.
她們很可愛。
They are cute.
應該
yīng gāi
[yīnggāi]
probably; should
Expresses likely assumption.
他應該到了。
He's probably arrived.
玩得正開心。
wán dé zhèng kāi xīn
are having a great time right now
玩得正開心 describes someone enjoying themselves at this moment. 正 stresses that it is happening right now.
大家玩得正開心。
Everyone is having a great time.
Words in this phrase
玩
wán
[wán]
to play; to hang out
To play or visit for fun.
週末來我家玩。
Come hang out at my place on the weekend.
得
dé
[duh]
-ly / indicating degree after a verb
Placed after a verb to describe how well or in what way an action is done.
他們今天踢得非常精彩。
They played extremely wonderfully today.
正
zhèng
[zhèng]
right in the middle of
Shows something is happening at this moment.
他正忙。
He's busy right now.
開心
kāi xīn
[kai-shin]
happy; happily
Describes feeling cheerful or enjoying something.
看到精彩進球，大家都很開心。
Seeing an exciting goal, everyone felt very happy.
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