How to Say ‘You go get busy first.’ in Traditional Chinese
你先去忙吧。
nǐ xiān qù máng ba
[nǐ xiān qù máng ba]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is how a boss politely wraps up a meeting and sends you back to work. The literal "go get busy first" really means "that's all for now".
Phrase Breakdown
你先
nǐ xiān
you first / for now, you
先 (xiān) means 'first' or 'for now'. It softens the suggestion.
你先走。
You go first.
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
先
xiān
[xiān]
first; in advance
Indicates doing something before something else.
我先點餐。
I'll order first.
去忙吧。
qù máng ba
go get on with your work
去忙 (qù máng) means 'go be busy'. 吧 (ba) makes it a gentle suggestion. It is a polite way to end a conversation.
沒事了，去忙吧。
That's all, go get on with your work.
Words in this phrase
去
qù
[qù]
go
To move or travel to a place.
我今天要去圖書館
I am going to the library today.
忙
máng
[máng]
to be busy; to get on with work
Busy, or to be occupied with tasks.
我最近很忙。
I've been very busy lately.
吧
ba
[ba]
(suggestion particle)
Sentence-final particle making a suggestion, like 'let's'.
我們走吧。
Let's go.
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