How to Say ‘Is there anything I need to do when I pay the bill?’ in Simplified Chinese
结账的时候需要我做什么吗？
jié zhàng de shí hòu xū yào wǒ zuò shén me ma
[jiézhàng de shíhou shyoo yaow waw dzwo shen-muh ma]
🇨🇳 In China: Parking discounts usually aren't automatic. You typically show your plate number or ticket at the cashier when paying, so asking ahead is exactly what locals do.
Phrase Breakdown
结账的时候
jié zhàng de shí hòu
when paying the bill
This time phrase comes first in the sentence. Pause briefly after it.
结账的时候请出示会员卡。
Please show your membership card when paying.
Words in this phrase
结账
jié zhàng
[jiézhàng]
to pay the bill
To settle the payment, e.g. at a restaurant.
服务员，我们要结账。
Waiter, we'd like to pay the bill.
的
de
[de]
of
Expressing the relationship between items.
这是我的书。
This is my book.
时候
shí hòu
[shíhou]
time; moment
Used after a phrase to mean 'when ...'.
吃饭的时候别看手机。
Don't look at your phone while eating.
需要我
xū yào wǒ
need me (to)
需要 (xūyào) plus 我 (wǒ) introduces what you might need to do.
需要我等一下吗？
Do you need me to wait a moment?
Words in this phrase
需要
xū yào
[shyoo yaow]
to need; to require
Means to need something or for something to be required.
你需要多休息。
You need more rest.
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.
做什么吗？
zuò shén me ma
do anything?
This is a yes/no question ending in 吗 (ma). It politely asks whether any action is required.
我还要做什么吗？
Do I need to do anything else?
Words in this phrase
做
zuò
[dzwo]
to do
A very common verb meaning to perform an action.
现在要做什么？
What do we need to do now?
什么
shén me
[shen-muh]
what; something
Used in questions to ask about things or actions.
你想做什么？
What do you want to do?
吗
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.
你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。
Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.
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