慢慢學 mànmàn xuéHow to say “I've been in Taiwan three years” in Taiwanese Mandarin
wǒ lái Táiwān sān nián le.
我來台灣三年了。
Word by word
| Syllable | Means |
|---|---|
| wǒ | I |
| lái | come |
| Táiwān | Taiwan |
| sān nián | three years |
| le | so far |
When to use it
The answer to nǐ lái duōjiǔ le, which you'll get asked constantly. lái (came) is how people say it, not zhù (live); the le at the end means 'and counting'. Swap in your own number: liǎng nián, bàn nián, sān ge yuè.
What you might hear back
nǐ lái duōjiǔ le?
你來多久了？
“How long have you been here?”
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Say this next
| English | Pinyin | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| How long have you been in Taiwan? | nǐ lái duōjiǔ le? | 你來多久了？ |
| Where are you from? | nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén? | 你是哪裡人？ |
| I'm learning Mandarin | wǒ zài xué zhōngwén. | 我在學中文。 |
Part of Greetings & small talk — 32 phrases.