How to Say ‘Could I trouble you to take a look for me?’ in Simplified Chinese
想麻烦您帮我看看。
xiǎng má fán nín bāng wǒ kàn kàn
[shyang mah fwahn neen bahng waw kahn-kahn]
Phrase Breakdown
想麻烦您
xiǎng má fán nín
I'd like to trouble you
想 (xiǎng, would like) + 麻烦 (máfan, to trouble) + 您 (nín, polite 'you'). It is a polite way to start a request. 烦 is light.
想麻烦您一件事。
I'd like to trouble you with something.
Words in this phrase
想
xiǎng
[shyang]
want to; would like to
A verb expressing desire, intention, or that you feel like doing something.
我很想继续跟你聊天。
I’d really like to keep chatting with you.
麻烦
má fán
[mah fwahn]
to trouble; to inconvenience; to ask a favor
A polite word used when asking someone to do something for you.
麻烦您按正常路线走。
Please take the normal route.
您
nín
[neen]
you (polite)
A respectful form of “you,” used when speaking politely to someone, such as a recruiter or company representative.
很高兴认识您，希望向您多学习。
It’s a pleasure to meet you; I hope to learn more from you.
帮我看看。
bāng wǒ kàn kàn
to help me take a look
帮 (bāng) + 我 (wǒ) + 看看 (kànkan). It is a soft request to look something over.
请帮我看看。
Please take a look for me.
Words in this phrase
帮
bāng
[bahng]
to help; to do for someone
A polite verb meaning to help or do something on someone's behalf.
我来帮您安排靠窗的座位。
I’ll help arrange a window seat for you.
我
wǒ
[waw]
me
First person pronoun used as the object, referring to the speaker.
这个发展机会很适合我。
This development opportunity suits me very well.
看看
kàn kàn
[kahn-kahn]
have a look; take a look
A soft, conversational way to say 'look' or 'check.'
你先看看计价器。
First, take a look at the meter.
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