How to Say ‘You must be our new coworker?’ in Traditional Chinese
你是新同事吧？
nǐ shì xīn tóng shì ba
[nǐ shir xīn tong-shrr ba]
💬 Usage Tip: Ending a statement with 吧 (ba) turns it into a guess you want confirmed, like "…right?": 你是台灣人吧？ "You're Taiwanese, right?"
Phrase Breakdown
你是
nǐ shì
you are
你 (nǐ, you) + 是 (shì, to be). It is a very common opener when you identify someone.
你是學生嗎？
Are you a student?
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.
新同事吧？
xīn tóng shì ba
the new coworker, right?
新 (xīn) means new and 同事 (tóngshì) means coworker. 吧 (ba) at the end turns a guess into a question: "..., right?"
他是新同事吧？
He's the new coworker, right?
Words in this phrase
新
xīn
[xīn]
new; newly
New, or recently done when before a verb.
我的手機是新的。
My phone is new.
同事
tóng shì
[tong-shrr]
coworker; colleague
A person you work with in the same company or team.
我的同事都很樂意回答問題。
My coworkers are all happy to answer questions.
吧
ba
[ba]
particle expressing assumption or exclamation
Sentence-final particle that softens a statement or seeks agreement.
這太貴了吧！
That's way too expensive!
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