How to Say ‘I'll go first’ in Traditional Chinese
我先去
wǒ xiān qù
[wo shyen qù]
💬 Usage Tip: 先 (xiān) goes before the action to mean "first, before anything else": 我先吃 "I'll eat first", 你先說 "you go first".
Phrase Breakdown
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.
先
xiān
[shyen]
first
Used to say you will do something before anything else.
我先看看，不急著買。
I'll look first; I'm not in a hurry to buy.
去
qù
[qù]
to go
To move or travel from one place to another.
我打算明天去市場。
I plan to go to the market tomorrow.
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