How to Say ‘I'm sorry, Saturday at seven is already fully booked.’ in Traditional Chinese
不好意思,禮拜六七點已經客滿了。
bù hǎo yì sī lǐ bài liù qī diǎn yǐ jīng kè mǎn le
[boo how ee suh lǐbàiliù qī diǎn yǐjīng kèmǎn luh]
Phrase Breakdown
不好意思,
bù hǎo yì sī
Sorry,
A very common polite apology in Taiwan. It also works like 'excuse me'.
不好意思,請問廁所在哪裡?
Excuse me, where is the restroom?
Words in this phrase
不好意思
bù hǎo yì sī
[boo how ee suh]
excuse me; embarrassed; sorry
A very common Taiwanese phrase used to say 'excuse me', 'sorry', or 'I feel embarrassed/trouble you'. Softer than 對不起 in many daily situations.
不好意思,請問捷運站在哪裡?
Excuse me, may I ask where the MRT station is?
禮拜六七點
lǐ bài liù qī diǎn
Saturday at seven o'clock
禮拜六 means 'Saturday' and is common in Taiwan. 七點 means 'seven o'clock'. The day comes before the time.
我們禮拜六七點見。
Let's meet Saturday at seven.
Words in this phrase
禮拜六
lǐ bài liù
[lǐbàiliù]
Saturday
Common Taiwanese way to say Saturday.
禮拜六我要去看電影。
I'm going to see a movie on Saturday.
七點
qī diǎn
[qī diǎn]
7 o'clock
The time at which it is 7 o'clock.
我們約在七點見面。
We agreed to meet at 7 o'clock.
已經客滿了。
yǐ jīng kè mǎn le
is already fully booked.
客滿 means 'full of guests'. You often hear it at restaurants and hotels.
那家餐廳已經客滿了。
That restaurant is already fully booked.
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已經
yǐ jīng
[yǐjīng]
already
Indicates that something has happened before now.
我已經準備好了。
I am already ready.
客滿
kè mǎn
[kèmǎn]
fully booked
Said of restaurants or hotels when no seats or rooms remain.
今天晚上餐廳客滿。
The restaurant is fully booked tonight.
了
le
[luh]
particle indicating a new situation or change
A very common sentence-final particle that shows a completed action or a change of state, like the feeling after a tense moment.
球場突然安靜了,大家都不說話了。
The stadium suddenly became quiet, and everyone stopped talking.
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