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How to Say ‘Okay, eight people in total, right?’ in Traditional Chinese

好，總共八位，對嗎？

hǎo zǒng gòng bā wèi duì ma

[how zǒnggòng bā way dway ma]

Phrase Breakdown

好，總共八位，

hǎo zǒng gòng bā wèi

OK, eight people in total

好 (hǎo) means 'OK'. Then say 'zǒnggòng bā wèi', pausing briefly after 好.

Example

好，總共八位客人。

OK, eight guests in total.

Words in this phrase

好

hǎo

[how]

okay; good

Very common word meaning 'good', 'fine', or 'okay' depending on context.

Example

好，我等你。

Okay, I’ll wait for you.

總共

zǒng gòng

[zǒnggòng]

in total; altogether

Used to give a sum or total amount.

Example

總共多少錢？

How much is it altogether?

八

bā

[bā]

eight

The number 8, used with measure words to count guests; considered a lucky number in Taiwan.

Example

今天晚上八位，可以嗎？

Eight people tonight, is that okay?

位

wèi

[way]

classifier for people (polite)

A respectful measure word used when counting people.

Example

我想認識幾位業界前輩，學習他們的經驗。

I want to meet a few seniors in the industry and learn from their experience.

對嗎？

duì ma

right? / is that correct?

對 (duì) is a strong falling tone meaning 'correct'. 嗎 (ma) is light and makes it a question.

Example

明天見，對嗎？

See you tomorrow, right?

Words in this phrase

對

duì

[dway]

right; correct

Used to agree with what someone just said.

Example

你說英格蘭隊很強，這真的很對啊。

You said England team is strong, and that is really right.

嗎

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你喜歡這個活動嗎？

Do you like this event?

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