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How to Say ‘No, please sit.’ in Traditional Chinese

沒有,請坐。

méi yǒu qǐng zuò

[may yoe qǐng dzwo]

Phrase Breakdown

沒有

méi yǒu

[may yoe]

do not have; not exist

Used to deny possession or existence; in 有沒有, it helps form a yes-no question.

Example

今天沒有包廂,只剩一般座位。

There are no private rooms today; only regular seats are left.

請

qǐng

[qǐng]

please

Used to make polite requests.

Example

請問你要喝什麼?

May I ask what you would like to drink?

坐

zuò

[dzwo]

to sit

坐 means to sit. In restaurant conversations, it refers to where you want to be seated.

Example

我們想坐室外。

We would like to sit outside.

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