How to Say ‘Dinner tonight’ in Traditional Chinese
今晚的晚餐
jīn wǎn de wǎn cān
[jin wan de wan tsan]
💬 Usage Tip: In [今晚的晚餐], [的] links the time phrase to the thing it describes. You can swap in other time words the same way, like [今天的午餐] or [明天的晚餐].
Phrase Breakdown
今晚
jīn wǎn
[jin wan]
tonight
Refers to the evening of today; commonly used when making same-day dinner plans or reservations.
今晚的晚餐想找安靜一點的餐廳。
For tonight’s dinner, I want to find a quieter restaurant.
的
de
[de]
’s; of
A possessive or descriptive particle linking words, like saying 'tonight’s dinner.'
今晚的晚餐需要先預約。
Tonight’s dinner needs to be reserved in advance.
晚餐
wǎn cān
[wan tsan]
dinner
The evening meal; often used when booking a restaurant for the evening.
今晚的晚餐不要太油膩。
Tonight’s dinner shouldn’t be too greasy.
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