How to Say ‘Are you free?’ in Traditional Chinese
你們有空嗎？
nǐ men yǒu kòng ma
[nee-men yoe-kohng ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [有空] is the natural way to say "be free / have time," not a word-for-word equivalent of English "free." Use the same pattern in [你晚上有空嗎？]
Phrase Breakdown
你們
nǐ men
[nee-men]
you (plural)
Used to address more than one person.
你們有空可以來。
If you all are free, you can come.
有空嗎
yǒu kòng ma
are you free?
A polite way to ask whether someone has time available.
你明天有空嗎？
Are you free tomorrow?
Words in this phrase
有空
yǒu kòng
[yoe-kohng]
to be free; to have time
Means someone is available and not busy.
我們週末有空。
We are free on the weekend.
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
Marks a yes-no question at the end of a sentence.
現在方便嗎？
Is now convenient?
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