How to Say ‘Could I have a window seat?’ in Traditional Chinese
可以給我靠窗的位子嗎？
kě yǐ gěi wǒ kào chuāng de wèi zi ma
[kuh yee gay waw kao chuāng duh way dz mah]
Phrase Breakdown
可以給我
kě yǐ gěi wǒ
can you give me
This opens a polite request. Watch the third-tone changes: kéyǐ géi wǒ.
可以給我一張地圖嗎？
Can you give me a map?
Words in this phrase
可以
kě yǐ
[kuh yee]
can; may
Used to say something is possible, allowed, or okay to do.
這裡可以拍照。
You can take photos here.
給
gěi
[gay]
to give; for; to
Often used before a person to mean giving something to them.
我給你一本書。
I give you a book.
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
A first-person pronoun meaning I or me.
我想買一件藍色的T恤。
I want to buy a blue T-shirt.
靠窗的位子嗎？
kào chuāng de wèi zi ma
a window seat?
靠窗 means 'next to the window', and 位子 means 'seat'. 嗎 makes it a yes/no question.
還有靠窗的位子嗎？
Are there any window seats left?
Words in this phrase
靠
kào
[kao]
next to; close to
Means near or beside. In restaurant requests, it often describes preferred seating.
我想要靠窗的桌子。
I would like a table by the window.
窗
chuāng
[chuāng]
window
An opening in a wall, door, or roof fitted with glass.
這扇窗讓房間很明亮。
This window makes the room very bright.
的
de
[duh]
of
A particle used to connect possession or description.
這本書的封面很漂亮。
The cover of this book is very pretty.
位子
wèi zi
[way dz]
seat
A place to sit in a restaurant or other venue.
這個位子空間比較大，輪椅也比較好停。
This seat has more space, and it is also easier to park a wheelchair there.
嗎
ma
[mah]
question particle (yes/no questions)
Used at the end of a sentence to ask a yes/no question. In holiday talk: 有吃年夜飯嗎？
你有吃年夜飯嗎？
Did you have the New Year’s Eve reunion dinner?
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