How to Say ‘When I arrive’ in Traditional Chinese
我到了
wǒ dào le
[wo dow le]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese often has no word for "when": 我到了 followed by the next action already means "once I arrive, then…". The 了 marks the arriving as done first.
Phrase Breakdown
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.
到
dào
[dow]
to arrive at; until; to
A verb or preposition meaning to arrive, reach, or up to a point.
很高興見到你。
I’m very happy to see you.
了
le
[le]
completed action marker
Indicates an action has been completed.
他已經走了。
He has already left.
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