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How to Say ‘Then I'll go say hi to Dad first.’ in Traditional Chinese

那我先去跟爸打聲招呼。

nà wǒ xiān qù gēn bà dǎ shēng zhāo hū

[nà wo shyen qù gen bà dǎ shēng zhāohū]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: In Taiwan, greeting the elders of the household right away on arrival is expected, before settling in or chatting with others. Calling your father-in-law 爸 "Dad", the way your spouse does, shows warmth and acceptance into the family.

Phrase Breakdown

那我先去

nà wǒ xiān qù

then I'll go first

那 means 'then' or 'well'. 我先去 means 'I'll go first'.

Example

那我先去買菜。

Then I'll go buy groceries first.

Words in this phrase

那

nà

[nà]

then; in that case

Used at the start of a sentence to continue from the situation.

Example

那我們走吧。

Then let's go.

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

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.

Example

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.

Example

我打算明天去市場。

I plan to go to the market tomorrow.

跟爸打聲招呼。

gēn bà dǎ shēng zhāo hū

and say hello to Dad

跟爸 means 'to Dad', and 打聲招呼 means 'say a quick hello'.

Example

回家要跟爸打聲招呼。

When you get home, say hello to Dad.

Words in this phrase

跟

gēn

[gen]

with; to

A preposition meaning 'with' someone or 'to' someone in conversation.

Example

你可以跟招募人員聊聊。

You can chat with the recruiter.

爸

bà

[bà]

dad

Casual word for father; also used for father-in-law.

Example

爸在客廳看電視。

Dad is watching TV in the living room.

打

dǎ

[dǎ]

to do; to make (a greeting)

General verb used in set phrases like 打招呼.

Example

他跟我打了招呼。

He greeted me.

聲

shēng

[shēng]

sound; a word (measure for utterances)

In 一聲, means a quick word or mention.

Example

出門前說一聲。

Let me know before you go out.

招呼

zhāo hū

[zhāohū]

greeting

A greeting; 打招呼 means to say hello.

Example

見到長輩要打招呼。

Greet elders when you see them.

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