How to Say ‘Did you have a reunion dinner?’ in Traditional Chinese
有吃年夜飯嗎？
💬 Usage Tip: Natural small talk during New Year. Short answers: [有啊！] / [還沒] / [今年沒辦法].
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Asking about [年夜飯] is like asking about someone’s holiday plans—friendly and culturally spot-on.
Phrase Breakdown
有
to have; (used to confirm) did/has (done something)
Before a verb, 「有 + V」 commonly means “did (do it)” in spoken Mandarin/Taiwan usage.
你有看那部電影嗎？
Did you watch that movie?
吃
to eat
Verb “to eat.” Here it’s the main action in the question.
我們一起吃吧。
Let’s eat together.
年夜飯
New Year’s Eve reunion dinner (Lunar New Year)
A special dinner eaten on Lunar New Year’s Eve, usually with family.
除夕晚上要吃年夜飯。
On Lunar New Year’s Eve, we have the reunion dinner.
嗎？
(question particle) “(yes/no)?”
Turns the sentence into a yes/no question.
你有空嗎？
Are you free?
Word-by-Word Breakdown
有
[yǒu]
to have; (in questions) did you...?
Here 有 introduces whether the action happened. 有吃…嗎？ is a very Taiwan-natural pattern.
過年你有吃年夜飯嗎？
Did you have the New Year’s Eve reunion dinner?
吃
[chī]
to eat
Main verb. In this question it refers to eating the reunion dinner (sharing the meal with family).
你有吃年夜飯嗎？我們家菜很多。
Did you have the reunion dinner? Our family has lots of dishes.
年夜飯
[nián yè fàn]
Lunar New Year’s Eve reunion dinner
A culturally important meal on 除夕. Asking this is friendly New Year small talk.
你有吃年夜飯嗎？最期待哪一道菜？
Did you have the reunion dinner? Which dish were you most looking forward to?
嗎
[ma]
question particle (yes/no questions)
Placed at the end to form a yes/no question. Without 嗎, it sounds like a statement.
有吃年夜飯嗎？沒吃也沒關係。
Did you have the reunion dinner? It’s okay if you didn’t.
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