How to Say ‘Could we make it eight?’ in Simplified Chinese
能不能加到八位？
néng bù néng jiā dào bā wèi
[néng bu néng jiā dào bā wèi]
💬 Usage Tip: Saying the verb, then 不, then the verb again turns a statement into a yes-or-no question. 能不能 means "can or can't", and 不 is said lightly in the middle. Another example is 好不好 "is that OK?".
Phrase Breakdown
能不能
néng bù néng
[néng bu néng]
can or cannot; could you
Used to ask politely whether something is possible.
你能不能等我一下？
Could you wait for me a moment?
加到八位？
jiā dào bā wèi
increase to eight people?
加到 (jiādào) means to increase to. 八位 (bā wèi) means eight people, said politely.
可以加到八位吗？
Can it go up to eight people?
Words in this phrase
加
jiā
[jiā]
to add; increase
To increase a number or amount.
能再加两个人吗？
Can we add two more people?
到
dào
[dào]
up to; until
After a verb, shows the result reaches a certain amount or point.
人数增加到十个。
The number increased to ten.
八
bā
[bā]
eight
The number 8, considered lucky in China.
我们一共八个人。
There are eight of us in total.
位
wèi
[wèi]
measure word for people (polite)
A respectful classifier for counting guests or people.
请问几位？
How many people, please?
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