How to Say ‘Please leave your phone number’ in Simplified Chinese
麻烦您留一下电话
má fán nín liú yī xià diàn huà
[mah-fahn neen lyoh ee-shyah dee-en-hwah]
💬 Usage Tip: [麻烦您 + verb phrase] is a useful polite request pattern: here [麻烦您留一下电话]. Swap in another action to make new requests, like [麻烦您等一下] or [麻烦您确认一下].
🇨🇳 In China: This is exactly the kind of polite wording restaurant staff use when they need your contact details for a reservation. It sounds courteous without being overly formal.
Phrase Breakdown
麻烦
má fán
[mah-fahn]
please; sorry to trouble you
A polite expression used before making a request to a customer.
麻烦您留一下电话，我们好确认订位。
Please leave your phone number so we can confirm the reservation.
您
nín
[neen]
you (polite)
A respectful form of address used with customers.
麻烦您留一下电话，我们好确认订位。
Please leave your phone number so we can confirm the reservation.
留一下
liú yī xià
leave for a moment / provide briefly
Here it means to leave or give the phone number briefly.
请留一下电话。
Please leave your phone number.
Words in this phrase
留
liú
[lyoh]
to leave; to provide
Used here to ask someone to provide contact information.
麻烦您留一下电话，我们好确认订位。
Please leave your phone number so we can confirm the reservation.
一下
yī xià
[ee-shyah]
a bit; briefly
Makes the request softer and more polite.
麻烦您留一下电话，我们好确认订位。
Please leave your phone number so we can confirm the reservation.
电话
diàn huà
[dee-en-hwah]
phone number; telephone
The contact number requested for reservation confirmation.
麻烦您留一下电话，我们好确认订位。
Please leave your phone number so we can confirm the reservation.
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