How to Say ‘My friend’ in Traditional Chinese
我朋友
wǒ péng yǒu
[wo puhng-yoh]
💬 Usage Tip: With close people you can drop 的: 我朋友, 我媽媽 "my mom". With things, keep it: 我的手機 "my phone".
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
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.
朋友
péng yǒu
[puhng-yoh]
friend
A person you know and like; it can also refer to friendly connections in social or work settings.
在這場職涯講座裡，我認識了一位新朋友。
At this career seminar, I met a new friend.
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