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How to Say ‘My friend's here, so I'll head over.’ in Traditional Chinese

我朋友來了，先過去囉。

wǒ péng yǒu lái le xiān guò qù luō

[wo puhng-yoh lai le xiān guòqù luo]

Phrase Breakdown

我朋友來了，

wǒ péng yǒu lái le

my friend is here,

我朋友 (wǒ péngyǒu) means 'my friend' and 來了 (lái le) means 'has arrived'. Pause at the comma.

Example

我朋友來了，我要走了。

My friend is here, I have to go.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

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.

朋友

péng yǒu

[puhng-yoh]

friend

A person you know and like; it can also refer to friendly connections in social or work settings.

Example

在這場職涯講座裡，我認識了一位新朋友。

At this career seminar, I met a new friend.

來

lái

[lai]

to come

Often used to invite someone to come over, join, or take part in something.

Example

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.

了

[le]

change-of-state particle

With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.

Example

火車快來了。

The train is about to arrive.

先過去囉。

xiān guò qù luō

I'm heading over first.

先過去 (xiān guòqù) means 'go over first'. 囉 (luo) makes it sound casual and friendly.

Example

我先過去囉。

I'll go ahead first.

Words in this phrase

先

xiān

[xiān]

first; in advance

Indicates doing something before something else.

Example

我先點餐。

I'll order first.

過去

guò qù

[guòqù]

to go over (there)

Verb complement meaning to move over to a place away from the speaker.

Example

我們走過去吧。

Let's walk over there.

囉

luō

[luo]

sentence-final particle (casual, friendly tone)

A particle used at the end of a sentence to make it sound relaxed and friendly, often when announcing something.

Example

我要睡覺囉！

I'm going to sleep now!

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