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How to Say ‘I'll go buy it now’ in Traditional Chinese

我現在去買

wǒ xiàn zài qù mǎi

[wǒ xiànzài qù my]

💬 Usage Tip: Put 去 before a verb to mean "go and do" something: 去買 "go buy," 去吃 "go eat."

Phrase Breakdown

我現在

wǒ xiàn zài

I now

我 means 'I' and 現在 means 'now'. The time word comes right after the subject.

Example

我現在很忙。

I'm busy now.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wǒ]

I

A pronoun referring to oneself.

Example

我是老師。

I am a teacher.

現在

xiàn zài

[xiànzài]

now

At the present moment or time.

Example

我現在正在工作。

I am working right now.

去買

qù mǎi

go buy

去 + verb means 'go do something'. 買 (mǎi, 3rd tone) means 'buy'.

Example

我們去買菜。

Let's go buy groceries.

Words in this phrase

去

qù

[qù]

to go

To move or travel from one place to another.

Example

我打算明天去市場。

I plan to go to the market tomorrow.

買

mǎi

[my]

buy

Used when purchasing something.

Example

我要買這個,麻煩你幫我拿。

I want to buy this one; please help me get it for me.

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