How to Say ‘I need to notify you’ in Traditional Chinese
我要通知你們
wǒ yào tōng zhī nǐ men
[waw yao tohng-jrr nee-men]
💬 Usage Tip: When the person receiving the message comes after [通知], Chinese often says it directly as [通知你們] "notify you." For "tell someone," Chinese also often uses [跟 + person + 說], like [跟你們說].
Phrase Breakdown
我要
wǒ yào
I want to; I need to
Expresses intention or necessity.
我要通知你們。
I need to inform you all.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The speaker refers to themselves.
我要通知你們我的訂位要取消。
I need to inform you that my reservation needs to be canceled.
要
yào
[yao]
want to; need to
Used here to express that the speaker intends or needs to do something.
我要通知你們更改時間。
I need to notify you about changing the time.
通知
tōng zhī
[tohng-jrr]
notify; inform
To give information to someone, especially about changes or cancellation.
我要通知你們我會晚到。
I need to inform you that I will arrive late.
你們
nǐ men
[nee-men]
you all; you (plural)
Refers to multiple people being addressed, such as restaurant staff.
我要通知你們取消訂位。
I need to notify you all to cancel the reservation.
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