How to Say ‘Tonight the whole family eats together.’ in Traditional Chinese
晚上全家一起吃飯。
wǎn shàng quán jiā yì qǐ chī fàn
[wahn shahng chywen jyah yīqǐ chīfàn]
💬 Usage Tip: The time word comes first, at the very start of the sentence, and the people come after it. That's the reverse of English "the whole family eats tonight".
Phrase Breakdown
晚上全家
wǎn shàng quán jiā
Tonight, the whole family
晚上 (wǎnshàng) means 'evening' or 'tonight'. 全家 (quánjiā) means 'the whole family'. The time comes first, then who.
晚上全家都在家。
The whole family is home tonight.
Words in this phrase
晚上
wǎn shàng
[wahn shahng]
evening; night
The time after late afternoon and before bedtime.
週三晚上見面比較方便。
Meeting on Wednesday evening is more convenient.
全
quán
[chywen]
whole; entire
Means all of something, with no part left out.
全場都很安靜，直到那顆球進去。
The whole place was quiet until that ball went in.
家
jiā
[jyah]
family; household
Part of the phrase meaning 'one family.'
我們一家四口。
We are a family of four.
一起吃飯。
yì qǐ chī fàn
eats together
一起 (yìqǐ) means 'together'. 吃飯 (chīfàn) means 'to eat a meal'. Note that 一 changes to the fourth tone (yì) before the third tone 起.
我們明天一起吃飯吧。
Let's eat together tomorrow.
Words in this phrase
一起
yì qǐ
[yīqǐ]
together
Indicates doing something as a group.
我們可以一起去看電影。
We can go to the movies together.
吃飯
chī fàn
[chīfàn]
to eat a meal
Literally 'eat rice'; means having a meal in general.
我們中午一起吃飯吧。
Let's have lunch together at noon.
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