How to Say ‘I'd like to apply for a resident certificate.’ in Traditional Chinese
我要申請居留證。
wǒ yào shēn qǐng jū liú zhèng
[wo yào shēnqǐng jūliúzhèng]
💬 Usage Tip: 我要 + action is the everyday way to say what you're there for: 我要申請簽證 "I'd like to apply for a visa". It sounds blunt in English, but at a counter it's perfectly polite.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Officially the card is the 外僑居留證 "Alien Resident Certificate", but people at the counter just say 居留證 (jū liú zhèng), or even the English "ARC".
Phrase Breakdown
我要申請
wǒ yào shēn qǐng
I want to apply for
我要 (wǒ yào) means 'I want to'. 申請 (shēnqǐng) means 'to apply for' something formally.
我要申請簽證。
I want to apply for a visa.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
要
yào
[yào]
to want
Expresses wanting or ordering something.
你要喝茶嗎？
Do you want to drink tea?
申請
shēn qǐng
[shēnqǐng]
to apply (for)
To formally request something, such as a permit or visa.
我想申請居留證。
I want to apply for a residence permit.
居留證。
jū liú zhèng
a residence permit.
居留證 (jūliú zhèng) is the resident certificate (ARC) for foreigners living in Taiwan.
這是我的居留證。
This is my residence permit.
Words in this phrase
居留證
jū liú zhèng
[jūliúzhèng]
residence permit (ARC)
The Alien Resident Certificate, an ID card for foreigners living in Taiwan.
我的居留證快到期了。
My residence permit is about to expire.
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