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How to Say ‘Could you please save one for me’ in Simplified Chinese

麻烦帮我留一张

má fán bāng wǒ liú yī zhāng

[máfan bāng waw liú yi zhāng]

💬 Usage Tip: 张 (zhāng) is the counting word for flat things like tables, so 一张 here means one table. 帮我 (bāng wǒ) "for me" goes before the action you want done.

Phrase Breakdown

麻烦帮我

má fán bāng wǒ

please help me

麻烦 (máfan) is a polite way to ask 'could you please'. 帮我 (bāng wǒ) means 'help me'.

Example

麻烦帮我拿一下。

Could you please hand it to me?

Words in this phrase

麻烦

má fán

[máfan]

could you please; sorry to trouble you

Used politely before a request to someone.

Example

麻烦你帮我拿一下。

Could you please hold this for me?

帮

bāng

[bāng]

to help

To assist someone; often used as 'help me do something'.

Example

你能帮我拿一下吗？

Can you help me hold this?

我

wǒ

[waw]

First person pronoun used as the object, referring to the speaker.

Example

这个发展机会很适合我。

This development opportunity suits me very well.

留一张

liú yī zhāng

save one (table)

留 (liú) means 'to save or keep'. 一张 (yì zhāng) means 'one'. 张 is the measure word for tables. 一 changes to 4th tone (yì) before the 1st tone of 张.

Example

给我留一张票。

Save a ticket for me.

Words in this phrase

留

liú

[liú]

to reserve; to keep

To hold something aside for someone.

Example

请给我留个位子。

Please save a seat for me.

一

yī

[yi]

one

The first and smallest number in decimal numerals.

Example

她只说了一句话。

She only said one sentence.

张

zhāng

[zhāng]

measure word for tables

Measure word for flat-surfaced things like tables, beds, paper.

Example

我们要一张大桌子。

We want a big table.

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