How to Say ‘About five minutes, I'll call you when it's ready.’ in Traditional Chinese
大概五分鐘，好了會叫您。
dà gài wǔ fēn zhōng hǎo le huì jiào nín
[dah gai woo fēnzhōng hǎo le hway jyaow neen]
💬 Usage Tip: There's no word for "when" here, because 好了會叫您 just means "ready, then will call you" and the order of the parts supplies the timing.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: 您 (nín) is the polite "you" that service staff use with customers. You don't need to use it back, since an ordinary 你 is fine from you.
Phrase Breakdown
大概五分鐘，
dà gài wǔ fēn zhōng
about five minutes,
This gives the estimated waiting time. Pause briefly at the comma.
等大概五分鐘。
Wait about five minutes.
Words in this phrase
大概
dà gài
[dah gai]
about; approximately
Used to give an estimated number, time, or amount rather than an exact one.
我們大概六點半會到餐廳。
We will arrive at the restaurant at about 6:30.
五
wǔ
[woo]
five
The number five; often used in time expressions.
請在五點前來電取消。
Please call to cancel before five o’clock.
分鐘
fēn zhōng
[fēnzhōng]
minute
A unit of time; one minute.
走路要十分鐘。
It takes ten minutes on foot.
好了會叫您。
hǎo le huì jiào nín
we'll call you when it's ready
好了 means 'when it's done'. 會叫您 means 'will call you'. 您 is the polite form of 'you'.
餐點好了會叫您。
We'll call you when your meal is ready.
Words in this phrase
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
done; ready
After a verb or alone, indicates something is finished or ready.
咖啡好了嗎？
Is the coffee ready?
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.
火車快來了。
The train is about to arrive.
會
huì
[hway]
will; likely to
A modal verb used to show future action, ability, or likelihood depending on context.
多參加活動會增加你被看見的機會。
Participating in more events will increase your chances of being noticed.
叫
jiào
[jyaow]
to call; to summon
Used for calling a taxi, calling someone over, or placing a call depending on context.
飯店可以幫我叫車。
The hotel can help call a car for me.
您
nín
[neen]
you (polite)
A respectful way to say you, often used in service situations.
我幫您安排包廂。
I will help arrange a private room for you.
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