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How to Say ‘So what does everyone do for lunch?’ in Traditional Chinese

那午餐大家都怎麼吃？

nà wǔ cān dà jiā dōu zěn me chī

[nà wǔcān dàjiā dōu dzun-muh chī]

💬 Usage Tip: The topic comes first, then the comment about it. 午餐 goes up front, the same way 週末你都做什麼？ "what do you do on weekends?" opens with the weekend.

Phrase Breakdown

那午餐

nà wǔ cān

Then, for lunch

那 (then / so) + 午餐 (lunch). Putting the topic first is very common in Chinese.

Example

那午餐你想吃什麼？

So what do you want for lunch?

Words in this phrase

那

nà

[nà]

then; so

Used at the start of a sentence to move on to a new topic.

Example

那我們走吧。

Then let's go.

午餐

wǔ cān

[wǔcān]

lunch

The midday meal.

Example

我們一起吃午餐吧。

Let's have lunch together.

大家都

dà jiā dōu

everyone usually

大家 (everyone) + 都 (all). This refers to what the whole group generally does.

Example

大家都很忙。

Everyone is very busy.

Words in this phrase

大家

dà jiā

[dàjiā]

everyone

Pronoun for all the people present or in a group.

Example

大家早安。

Good morning, everyone.

都

dōu

[dōu]

all

Refers to the entire quantity or extent.

Example

我們都已經準備好了。

We're all ready.

怎麼吃？

zěn me chī

how (do they) eat?

怎麼 (how) + 吃 (eat). Here it asks about lunch arrangements, such as eating out or ordering in.

Example

晚餐怎麼吃？

What are we doing for dinner?

Words in this phrase

怎麼

zěn me

[dzun-muh]

how; in what way

Used to ask about the method or manner of doing something.

Example

你們平常怎麼合作，會先開會嗎？

How do you usually work together? Do you meet first?

吃

chī

[chī]

to eat

The basic verb for eating food.

Example

我們去吃晚餐吧。

Let's go eat dinner.

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