How to Say ‘I have to work at two.’ in Traditional Chinese
兩點我要上班。
liǎng diǎn wǒ yào shàng bān
[liǎng diǎn wo yào shàngbān]
💬 Usage Tip: The time can go at the very front, before 我, when it's the main point of the sentence. Both 兩點我要上班 and 我兩點要上班 are correct.
Phrase Breakdown
兩點
liǎng diǎn
two o'clock
For clock times, use 兩 (liǎng), not 二 (èr). 點 (diǎn) means 'o'clock'.
我們兩點見。
Let's meet at two.
Words in this phrase
兩
liǎng
[liǎng]
two
Form of 'two' used before measure words.
我要兩杯茶。
I want two cups of tea.
點
diǎn
[diǎn]
o'clock
Measure word for hours when telling time
現在三點。
It's three o'clock now.
我要上班。
wǒ yào shàng bān
I have to go to work.
In Chinese, the time usually comes before or right after the subject. Here it comes first.
下午我要上班。
I have to work in the afternoon.
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.
要
yào
[yào]
need to; have to
Expresses necessity, asking whether something is required.
要排隊嗎？
Do we need to line up?
上班
shàng bān
[shàngbān]
go to work
Verb meaning to go to or be at work.
我每天九點上班。
I start work at nine every day.
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