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How to Say ‘Then I'll go back to work first.’ in Traditional Chinese

那我先回去忙了。

nà wǒ xiān huí qù máng le

[nà wo xiān huíqù máng le]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is the natural, polite way to leave a manager's office in Taiwan. It signals that you won't take up more of their time.

Phrase Breakdown

那我先

nà wǒ xiān

then I'll first

那 (nà) means 'then / well'. 我先 (wǒ xiān) means 'I'll go ahead and…'. It's a polite way to excuse yourself.

Example

那我先走了。

Then I'll head off first.

Words in this phrase

那

nà

[nà]

then; so

Used at the start of a sentence to move on to a new topic.

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

[xiān]

first; in advance

Indicates doing something before something else.

Example

我先點餐。

I'll order first.

回去忙了。

huí qù máng le

go back to work

回去 (huíqù) means 'go back', and 忙 (máng) means 'be busy'. 了 (le) shows a change of situation.

Example

我要回去了。

I'm going back now.

Words in this phrase

回去

huí qù

[huíqù]

to go back

To return to where one came from.

Example

我明天回去公司。

I'll go back to the office tomorrow.

忙

máng

[máng]

to be busy; to get on with work

Busy, or to be occupied with tasks.

Example

我最近很忙。

I've been very busy lately.

了

[le]

change-of-state particle

With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.

Example

火車快來了。

The train is about to arrive.

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