How to Say ‘Make yourself at home.’ in Traditional Chinese
就當自己家。
jiù dāng zì jǐ jiā
[jyoh dāng dzih-jee jiā]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Hosts say this warmly to in-laws staying over. Guests are still expected to help out a bit, like offering to wash dishes.
Phrase Breakdown
就當
jiù dāng
Just treat it as
就 (jiù) means 'just'. 當 (dāng) means 'to treat as' or 'to regard as'. Say both syllables clearly: falling jiù, then high, level dāng.
就當是練習吧。
Just treat it as practice.
Words in this phrase
就
jiù
[jyoh]
just; simply
Shows that the stated choice is sufficient and no more is needed.
無糖就好，我不能喝太甜。
Unsweetened is fine; I can’t drink things that are too sweet.
當
dāng
[dāng]
regard as
To consider or deem something as having a certain characteristic.
請你當它是禮物。
Please regard it as a gift.
自己家。
zì jǐ jiā
your own home
自己 (zìjǐ) means 'oneself' or 'own'. 家 (jiā) means 'home'. Together the sentence is a warm way of saying 'make yourself at home'.
別客氣，這裡就像自己家。
Don't be shy. It's just like your own home here.
Words in this phrase
自己
zì jǐ
[dzih-jee]
oneself; self
Refers to you or the person being talked about.
開會時，自己也要勇敢發言。
During meetings, you should also speak up bravely yourself.
家
jiā
[jiā]
home
The place where one lives; used here to mean feeling at home.
下班後我想快點回家。
After work I want to go home quickly.
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