How to Say ‘Xiaomei is calling us.’ in Traditional Chinese
小美在叫我們了。
xiǎo měi zài jiào wǒ men le
[Xiǎoměi zài jiào wo men le]
💬 Usage Tip: 在 before an action means it's happening right now, and the 了 at the end flags the change: "she's calling us now". Try 他在吃飯 "he's eating".
Phrase Breakdown
小美
xiǎo měi
[Xiǎoměi]
Xiaomei (a name)
A common Taiwanese female given name or nickname, literally 'little beauty'.
小美是我的同學。
Xiaomei is my classmate.
在叫我們了。
zài jiào wǒ men le
is calling us
在 (zài) before a verb means the action is happening now. 叫 (jiào) means 'call', and 了 (le) signals a new situation.
媽媽在叫我們了。
Mom is calling us.
Words in this phrase
在
zài
[zài]
(progressive marker)
Placed before a verb to show an action is in progress.
我在喝酒。
I am drinking.
叫
jiào
[jiào]
to call; to summon
Verb meaning to call for someone to come, like a taxi or police.
幫我叫一台計程車。
Call a taxi for me.
我們
wǒ men
[wo men]
we; us
Refers to the speaker and their group, such as a team or company.
我們很重視新人的想法，所以歡迎提問。
We value new employees’ ideas very much, so questions are welcome.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.
火車快來了。
The train is about to arrive.
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