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How to Say ‘Next please, come on over.’ in Traditional Chinese

下一位請過來。

xià yī wèi qǐng guò lái

[shyah ee way qǐng guòlái]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Staff call this out to the front of the queue. 位 is the polite counting word for people, so it sounds courteous rather than like barking "next!".

Phrase Breakdown

下一位

xià yī wèi

next person

A polite way to call the next customer. Say yí, not yī, before 位.

Example

下一位,請坐。

Next, please take a seat.

Words in this phrase

下

xià

[shyah]

next

Used before a time word to mean the following one.

Example

下個星期我要去台南。

I am going to Tainan next week.

一

yī

[ee]

one

The number 1. Before measure words, it often means “one” or “a.”

Example

我買了一件外套。

I bought one jacket.

位

wèi

[way]

measure word for people

A polite classifier used when counting people.

Example

今天有一位小朋友一起來。

One child is coming together today.

請過來。

qǐng guò lái

please come over

請 means 'please', and 過來 means 'come over here'. 來 is often said lightly.

Example

請過來這邊。

Please come over this way.

Words in this phrase

請過來

qǐng guò lái

[qǐng guòlái]

please come over

A polite request asking someone to come closer, often used by staff calling customers.

Example

先生,請過來這邊。

Sir, please come over here.

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