How to Say ‘Not at all, I just got here too.’ in Traditional Chinese
沒有啦，我也剛到。
méi yǒu la wǒ yě gāng dào
[méiyǒu la wo yeh gāng dow]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Even if you have been waiting a while, saying you just arrived is the polite, expected reply on a date. It spares the other person any guilt about being late.
Phrase Breakdown
沒有啦，
méi yǒu la
no, not at all,
沒有 (méiyǒu) means 'no' or 'not'. 啦 (la) softens it, which makes it a very Taiwanese, modest reply.
沒有啦，還好。
Nah, it's fine.
Words in this phrase
沒有
méi yǒu
[méiyǒu]
no; don't have
Negative reply meaning 'we don't have it'.
沒有，我們只有內用。
No, we only have dine-in.
啦
la
[la]
sentence-final particle (softening)
Makes a statement sound casual and friendly.
沒關係啦。
It's fine, really.
我也剛到。
wǒ yě gāng dào
I just arrived too.
也 (yě) means 'also'. 剛到 (gāng dào) means 'just arrived'.
我也剛下班。
I just got off work too.
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.
也
yě
[yeh]
also; too
Used to add another idea, meaning "also" or "as well."
我們也重視團隊合作。
We also value teamwork.
剛
gāng
[gāng]
just
Indicates something happened very recently.
我剛到家。
I just got home.
到
dào
[dow]
to arrive at; until; to
A verb or preposition meaning to arrive, reach, or up to a point.
很高興見到你。
I’m very happy to see you.
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