How to Say ‘Want to go over and talk?’ in Traditional Chinese
要不要過去聊？
yào bù yào guò qù liáo
[yào bú yào guòqù lyaow]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is a casual, easy-to-decline invitation. It suggests moving without pressure, which is how flirting in Taiwan usually stays comfortable.
Phrase Breakdown
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?
過去聊？
guò qù liáo
go over there and chat?
過去 (guòqù) means 'to go over there'. 聊 (liáo) means 'to chat'.
我們過去聊吧。
Let's go over there and chat.
Words in this phrase
過去
guò qù
[guòqù]
to go over (there)
Verb complement meaning to move over to a place away from the speaker.
我們走過去吧。
Let's walk over there.
聊
liáo
[lyaow]
to chat
A casual verb meaning to talk or chat, often in a relaxed way.
茶會時間很適合跟業界人士聊一下。
Tea break time is a good time to chat a bit with people in the industry.
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