How to Say ‘One more, please’ in Simplified Chinese
再来一个
zài lái yī gè
[dzeye lái ee guh]
💬 Usage Tip: 来 ("come") is the casual way to order: 来一个… means "give me one…". Here 一 is read (yí) before 个. Adding 再 makes it "one more".
🇨🇳 In China: Ordering with 来 is completely normal and polite in restaurants, and it doesn't sound pushy.
Phrase Breakdown
再
zài
[dzeye]
again; then
Often used to mean doing something one more time or at a later point.
我们下次再约吧。
Let’s arrange another time next time.
来
lái
[lái]
to have; to bring (when ordering)
Used colloquially when ordering food or drinks, meaning 'give me'.
来一碗面条。
A bowl of noodles, please.
一
yī
[ee]
one; a
The number one; in some phrases it means 'a' or 'one whole'.
我们一家来吃晚饭。
Our whole family came for dinner.
个
gè
[guh]
general measure word
A very common measure word used with many nouns, including people in simple counting.
一个大人和一个孩子。
One adult and one child.
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