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How to Say ‘You need to clock in first’ in Traditional Chinese

要先打卡喔

yào xiān dǎ kǎ ō

[yào xiān dǎkǎ oh]

💬 Usage Tip: 喔 (o) at the end adds a friendly, reminding tone, a bit like 'okay?'. Without it, 要先打卡 sounds more like a flat instruction.

Phrase Breakdown

要先

yào xiān

need to first

要 means "need to / must" and 先 means "first." Together they say something must be done before anything else.

Example

要先洗手。

You need to wash your hands first.

Words in this phrase

要

yào

[yào]

need to; have to

Expresses necessity, asking whether something is required.

Example

要排隊嗎？

Do we need to line up?

先

xiān

[xiān]

first; in advance

Indicates doing something before something else.

Example

我先點餐。

I'll order first.

打卡喔

dǎ kǎ ō

clock in, okay?

打卡 means "to punch a time card / clock in." 喔 is a friendly sentence-ending particle that softens a reminder.

Example

下班記得打卡喔。

Remember to clock out when you leave, okay?

Words in this phrase

打卡

dǎ kǎ

[dǎkǎ]

to clock in/out

To punch or swipe a time card to record attendance at work.

Example

下班前記得打卡。

Remember to clock out before leaving work.

喔

[oh]

oh; sentence particle

A friendly final particle that softens the tone and sounds warm or casual.

Example

到時候見喔。

See you then.

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