How to Say ‘Which department are you in?’ in Traditional Chinese
你是哪個部門的？
nǐ shì nǎ gè bù mén de
[nǐ shir nah guh bùmén de]
💬 Usage Tip: 的 at the end means "belonging to" the department, so 你是哪個部門的 is literally "you're of which department?" Answer the same way: 我是業務部的 "I'm in sales".
Phrase Breakdown
你是
nǐ shì
you are
你 (nǐ, you) + 是 (shì, to be). This begins the question about someone's department.
你是老師嗎？
Are you a teacher?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
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.
哪個部門的？
nǎ gè bù mén de
from which department?
哪個 (nǎge) means which and 部門 (bùmén) means department. 的 (de) at the end means "belonging to." Taiwanese speakers often say nǎge, not něige.
她是哪個部門的？
Which department is she in?
Words in this phrase
哪
nǎ
[nah]
which
Used in questions to ask about a choice among options.
你對哪一類工作有興趣？
Which type of work are you interested in?
個
gè
[guh]
measure word; individual
A common classifier used for people or many general nouns.
每個人對文化都有不同看法。
Each person has a different view of culture.
部門
bù mén
[bùmén]
department
A division or section within a company or organization.
我們部門有十個人。
Our department has ten people.
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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