How to Say ‘Sorry to trouble you’ in Traditional Chinese
麻煩您了
má fán nín le
[máfan nín le]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Taiwanese people say this to thank someone for doing a favor. It acknowledges the effort they're putting in, and it's more gracious than a plain thanks.
Phrase Breakdown
麻煩
má fán
[máfan]
to trouble; to bother
To cause someone inconvenience.
不要麻煩別人。
Don't bother others.
您
nín
[nín]
you (polite)
Respectful form of 'you', used with customers or elders.
您要幾點來？
What time will you come?
了
le
[le]
particle
A particle indicating a change of state or situation.
他走了。
He has left.
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