How to Say ‘How long have you been in Taiwan?’ in Traditional Chinese
你來台灣多久了？
nǐ lái tái wān duō jiǔ le
[nǐ lai Táiwān duōjiǔ le]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is one of the first questions foreigners get in Taiwan. It's friendly curiosity, and on a dating app it's a common way to gauge whether you're settled here.
Phrase Breakdown
你來台灣
nǐ lái tái wān
you came to Taiwan
來 means to come. 台灣 is Taiwan.
你來台灣玩嗎？
Did you come to Taiwan for fun?
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.
來
lái
[lai]
to come
Often used to invite someone to come over, join, or take part in something.
有空可以來我們攤位看看，也歡迎你來聊聊。
If you have time, you can come check out our booth, and you’re also welcome to come chat.
台灣
tái wān
[Táiwān]
Taiwan
The island nation in East Asia.
我很喜歡台灣。
I really like Taiwan.
多久了？
duō jiǔ le
how long has it been?
多久 means 'how long'. 了 shows the duration continues up to now.
你學中文多久了？
How long have you been studying Chinese?
Words in this phrase
多久
duō jiǔ
[duōjiǔ]
how long
Asks about a length of time.
你等多久了？
How long have you been waiting?
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.
火車快來了。
The train is about to arrive.
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