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The LINE group in Traditional Chinese

Before breakfast at the co-working space, Yi-Jun adds Maya to the LINE group. The chat already has forty-seven messages, and every one is about lunch.

Learn how to add someone, send a voice message or sticker, check whether a message was seen, and say you will reply later.

Then practise chatting naturally with Yi-Jun. The lunch question is still open, and A-Li's soy milk remains unfinished at breakfast.

By the end of this lesson

Join a group chat, ask whether someone saw a message, and send stickers or voice messages.

  • 我加你進群組I'll add you to the group.
  • 我傳語音給你I'll send you a voice message.
  • 你有看到嗎？Did you see it?
  • 已讀不回Seen but no reply.
  • 傳個貼圖Send a sticker.
  • 我晚點回你I'll reply to you later.

Scene — forty-seven lunch messages

Maya arrives at the co-working space before breakfast and opens her phone. Yi-Jun is adding her to the work friends' LINE group.

There are already forty-seven messages, all about where to have lunch. Maya is new to the chat, so Yi-Jun helps her send a sticker and a voice message.

Maya arrives at the co-working space, lifts a phone, and Yi-Jun waits farther inside with a phone raised.

Learn — chatting in a group

These short lines help you join a chat and respond without typing a full explanation. Notice the compact expressions used in everyday messages.

Learn how to check whether someone saw a message and how to say you will respond later.

  1. Yi-Jun holds a phone toward Maya and taps it to add Maya to the group.

    我加你進群組

    I'll add you to the group.

    When to use it: Use this when you are adding someone to a group chat.

    進群組 means to join or enter a group.

  2. Maya records a voice message on a phone while Yi-Jun points at the phone to help.

    我傳語音給你

    I'll send you a voice message.

    When to use it: Use this when you plan to send someone a voice message.

    給你 shows who will receive the voice message.

  3. Maya checks a phone and turns toward Yi-Jun as if asking whether Yi-Jun saw a message.

    你有看到嗎？

    Did you see it?

    When to use it: Use this to check whether someone saw a message or post.

    有看到嗎 asks whether the action happened.

  4. Maya points at a phone on the table while Yi-Jun turns away, uneasy that a message was seen but not answered.

    已讀不回

    Seen but no reply.

    When to use it: Use this to describe someone reading a message without replying.

    This common chat phrase describes reading a message and not responding.

  5. Yi-Jun leans in and points at a sticker on Maya's phone, urging Maya to send it.

    傳個貼圖

    Send a sticker.

    When to use it: Use this to suggest sending a sticker in a chat.

    個 is a casual measure word used before 貼圖 here.

  6. Maya raises a hand to show a reply will come later while Yi-Jun waits beside Maya.

    我晚點回你

    I'll reply to you later.

    When to use it: Use this when you cannot reply right away.

    晚點 means later, and 回你 means reply to you.

Story — a busy group chat

Maya joins Yi-Jun's work friends' LINE group before breakfast. Messages keep arriving, but they are all about lunch.

Listen as Maya learns to check the chat and send a sticker or voice message.

  1. Yi-Jun早安！Good morning!
  2. Maya你好。Hello.
  3. Yi-Jun我加你進群組。I'll add you to the group.
  4. Maya好喔，謝謝。Okay, thanks.
  5. Yi-Jun四十七則訊息，全都在聊午餐。Forty-seven messages, and they are all about lunch.
  6. Maya你有看到嗎？Did you see it?
  7. Yi-Jun有，我看到了，大家都在問午餐。Yes, I saw it. Everyone is asking about lunch.
  8. Maya群組裡的人都已讀不回？Are people in the group leaving the messages unanswered?
  9. Yi-Jun對啊，大家都不回。傳個貼圖。Yeah, nobody is answering. Send a sticker.
  10. Maya我傳語音給你。I'll send you a voice message.
  11. Yi-Jun好，收到。Okay, got it.
  12. Maya我晚點回你。I'll reply to you later.

Practice — message the group

Work through ten quick exercises to understand chat phrases and choose a natural response. You will fill in a missing word and practise choosing the right message.

Finish by choosing lines that fit a lively lunch-planning group.

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  1. What does it mean?

    我加你進群組

  2. Fill the gap

    Did you see it?

    你有____嗎？

  3. What do you say?

    The lunch chat is busy. Suggest that Yi-Jun send a sticker.

  4. What do you say?

    You want to send Yi-Jun an audio message. Tell her you will send one.

  5. What did you hear?

  6. Pick the reply

    Yi-Jun says:

    你現在可以決定午餐去哪裡嗎？

    Can you decide where to have lunch now?

    And you reply with:

  7. Match the pairs

    Traditional Chinese

    我加你進群組Drop the English here
    我傳語音給你Drop the English here
    傳個貼圖Drop the English here
    我晚點回你Drop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its Traditional Chinese, or tap one and then the other.

  8. What do you say?

    You greet Yi-Jun when you see her in the morning.

  9. What do you say?

    Yi-Jun says hello. Return a simple, friendly greeting.

Say it — your chat replies

You are Maya, joining Yi-Jun's busy work group chat before breakfast. Listen to each cue and say a short, natural response.

Practise checking the group, suggesting a sticker, and telling Yi-Jun when you will reply.

  1. Maya is helping a new coworker join a group chat.
  2. Maya (you)Tell the new coworker you will add them to the group.

    我加你進群組

    I'll add you to the group.

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Recap — what you can say now

Traditional ChineseEnglish
我加你進群組I'll add you to the group.
我傳語音給你I'll send you a voice message.
你有看到嗎？Did you see it?
已讀不回Seen but no reply.
傳個貼圖Send a sticker.
我晚點回你I'll reply to you later.
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