How to Say ‘What are you here to take care of today?’ in Traditional Chinese
請問您今天要辦什麼？
qǐng wèn nín jīn tiān yào bàn shén me
[qǐngwèn nín jin tyan yào bàn shénme]
💬 Usage Tip: 辦 (bàn) means "to handle, to take care of" paperwork or an errand, and you'll hear it at every government office and bank. Swap in what you need: 辦護照 "get a passport done", 辦手機 "set up a phone plan".
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Counter staff use 您 (nín), the polite "you", with members of the public. You can answer with plain 我, since nobody expects you to use honorifics back.
Phrase Breakdown
請問您
qǐng wèn nín
may I ask you
請問 (qǐngwèn) is a polite way to start a question. 您 (nín) is the respectful form of 'you', which staff often use with customers.
請問您貴姓？
May I ask your surname?
Words in this phrase
請問
qǐng wèn
[qǐngwèn]
may I ask
Polite way to begin a question.
請問廁所在哪裡？
May I ask where the restroom is?
您
nín
[nín]
you (polite)
Respectful form of 'you', used with customers or elders.
您要幾點來？
What time will you come?
今天要辦什麼？
jīn tiān yào bàn shén me
what do you need to take care of today?
今天 (jīntiān) means 'today'. 要辦 (yào bàn) means 'want to handle', which is used for paperwork or errands. 什麼 (shénme) means 'what'.
你明天要辦什麼？
What do you need to take care of tomorrow?
Words in this phrase
今天
jīn tiān
[jin tyan]
today
Refers to the current day; often used when talking about today's event or schedule.
今天的活動讓我更了解這家公司。
Today’s event helped me understand this company better.
要
yào
[yào]
to want
Expresses wanting or ordering something.
你要喝茶嗎？
Do you want to drink tea?
辦
bàn
[bàn]
to handle; to apply for
To take care of paperwork or an official procedure.
我想辦簽證。
I want to apply for a visa.
什麼
shén me
[shénme]
what
Question word for 'what'.
你想買什麼？
What do you want to buy?
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