How to Say ‘I'm the new Emily Smith.’ in Traditional Chinese
我是新來的 Emily Smith 。
wǒ shì xīn lái de Emily Smith
[wo shir xīn lái de]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Introducing yourself as 新來的 signals humility and invites colleagues to help you. Saying your full name right after it is normal in a Taiwanese office.
Phrase Breakdown
我是新來的
wǒ shì xīn lái de
I'm the new (person)
新來的 (xīn lái de) means 'newly arrived / the new one'.
我是新來的同事。
I'm the new colleague.
Words in this phrase
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.
是
shì
[shir]
to be; am/is/are
是 is the verb 'to be' used for identity, emphasis, or agreement.
我也是剛畢業的新鮮人。
I am also a recent graduate.
新來
xīn lái
[xīn lái]
newly arrived
Describes someone who has just joined or come to a place, such as a new employee.
他是新來的同事。
He is a newly arrived colleague.
的
de
[de]
(nominalizing particle)
At the end of 是…的, it turns a description into a noun-like phrase: 'a red one'.
這本書是新的。
This book is new.
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