How to Say ‘When will the resident card be ready?’ in Traditional Chinese
居留證什麼時候會好？
jū liú zhèng shén me shí hòu huì hǎo
[jūliúzhèng shénme shíhòu hway hǎo]
Phrase Breakdown
居留證
jū liú zhèng
[jūliúzhèng]
Alien Resident Certificate (ARC)
Taiwan's residence permit card for foreign residents.
辦居留證需要照片。
Applying for an ARC requires a photo.
什麼時候會好？
shén me shí hòu huì hǎo
when will it be ready?
什麼時候 (shénme shíhòu) means 'when'. 會好 (huì hǎo) means 'will be done'. The voice rises slightly at the end of the question.
報告什麼時候會好？
When will the report be ready?
Words in this phrase
什麼
shén me
[shénme]
what
Question word for 'what'.
你想買什麼？
What do you want to buy?
時候
shí hòu
[shíhòu]
time; moment
With 什麼 it asks 'when'.
你小時候住哪裡？
Where did you live when you were little?
會
huì
[hway]
will; likely to
A modal verb used to show future action, ability, or likelihood depending on context.
多參加活動會增加你被看見的機會。
Participating in more events will increase your chances of being noticed.
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
ready; done
After a verb or as a predicate, indicates something is finished or ready.
湯好了嗎？
Is the soup ready?
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