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How to Say ‘Where do I go to get it?’ in Traditional Chinese

我要去哪裡拿？

wǒ yào qù nǎ lǐ ná

[wo yào qù nǎlǐ ná]

💬 Usage Tip: 去哪裡 (qù nǎ lǐ) + verb asks where to go to do something: 我要去哪裡繳費？ "Where do I go to pay?"

Phrase Breakdown

我要去

wǒ yào qù

I need to go

要 (yào) means 'need to' or 'will'. 去 (qù) means 'go'. Both are fourth tones.

Example

我要去銀行。

I need to go to the bank.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

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.

要

yào

[yào]

need to; have to

Expresses necessity, asking whether something is required.

Example

要排隊嗎？

Do we need to line up?

去

qù

[qù]

To move or travel to a place.

Example

我今天要去圖書館

I am going to the library today.

哪裡拿？

nǎ lǐ ná

where to pick it up?

哪裡 (nǎlǐ) means 'where'. 拿 (ná) means 'get' or 'pick up'. 哪 changes to a rising tone before 裡 (nálǐ).

Example

在哪裡拿票？

Where do I get the ticket?

Words in this phrase

哪裡

nǎ lǐ

[nǎlǐ]

where

A question word asking about location.

Example

你住在哪裡？

Where do you live?

拿

ná

[ná]

latte (first syllable); to take

Used as the first character of 拿鐵 (latte), a transliteration of the Italian 'latte'; on its own it means 'to take or hold'.

Example

我想要一杯熱拿鐵。

I'd like a hot latte.

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