How to Say ‘I'll go say hi to Dad first.’ in Traditional Chinese
我先去跟爸打招呼。
wǒ xiān qù gēn bà dǎ zhāo hū
[wǒ shyen chyoo gen bà dǎ zhāohū]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Going straight to greet the senior family members when you arrive is expected respect. Don't wait for them to come to you.
Phrase Breakdown
我先去
wǒ xiān qù
I'll go first
先 (xiān) means 'first' and comes before the verb 去 (qù, 'to go'). 我先去 means 'I'll first go (do something)'.
我先去洗手。
I'll go wash my hands first.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wǒ]
I
A pronoun referring to oneself.
我是老師。
I am a teacher.
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
[chyoo]
to go
A common verb meaning to go to a place or attend something.
今天晚上我不能去這家餐廳用餐。
Tonight I can't go to this restaurant to dine.
跟爸打招呼。
gēn bà dǎ zhāo hū
say hello to Dad
跟 + person + 打招呼 means 'to greet someone'. 爸 (bà) is a casual way to say 'Dad'.
他每天都跟鄰居打招呼。
He greets his neighbors every day.
Words in this phrase
跟
gēn
[gen]
with; to
A preposition meaning 'with' someone or 'to' someone in conversation.
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.
爸在客廳看電視。
Dad is watching TV in the living room.
打招呼
dǎ zhāo hū
[dǎ zhāohū]
to greet; to say hello
To greet someone politely.
進門要跟長輩打招呼。
When you come in, greet the elders.
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