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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'.

Example

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.

Example

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.

Example

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.

Example

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.

Example

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.

Example

那家餐廳已經客滿了。

That restaurant is already fully booked.

Words in this phrase

已經

yǐ jīng

[yǐjīng]

already

Indicates that something has happened before now.

Example

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.

Example

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.

Example

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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