How to Say ‘I'm Emily Smith, I'm new here.’ in Traditional Chinese
我是新來的 Emily Smith 。
wǒ shì xīn lái de Emily Smith
[wo shir xīnlái de]
💬 Usage Tip: 新來的 (xīn lái de) means "the newly arrived one." The 的 at the end turns the description into a label for a person, the same way 新 "new" + 來 "come" + 的 works here.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Offices in Taiwan rarely have a formal welcome round, so newcomers often introduce themselves desk by desk. Leading with 新來的 invites people to help you out.
Phrase Breakdown
我是新來的
wǒ shì xīn lái de
I'm the new one
新來的 (xīn lái de) means "the one who newly came," which is a common way to call yourself the new person.
我是新來的同事。
I'm the new coworker.
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
[xīnlái]
newly arrived
Describes someone who has just come to a place, such as a new employee.
他是新來的同事。
He is the new 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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