How to Say ‘We'll hold the table for fifteen minutes.’ in Traditional Chinese
位子會幫您保留十五分鐘喔。
wèi zi huì bāng nín bǎo liú shí wǔ fēn zhōng ō
[wèizi hway bāng nín bǎoliú shíwǔ fēnzhōng oh]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Holding a table for 10–15 minutes is standard in Taiwan. If you arrive later than that, it may be given away, so call ahead if you're running late.
Phrase Breakdown
位子會幫您保留
wèi zi huì bāng nín bǎo liú
the seat will be held for you
位子 means 'seat / table'. 會 means 'will'. 幫您保留 means 'hold for you'.
位子會幫您保留到七點。
The seat will be held for you until seven.
Words in this phrase
位子
wèi zi
[wèizi]
seat
A place for one person to sit.
您的位子有美麗的景色。
Your seat has a beautiful view.
會
huì
[hway]
will; likely to
A modal verb used to show future action, ability, or likelihood depending on context.
多參加活動會增加你被看見的機會。
Participating in more events will increase your chances of being noticed.
幫
bāng
[bāng]
to help
To assist someone with a task.
我們已經幫客人預訂座位。
We have already helped guests book seats.
您
nín
[nín]
you (polite)
A polite form to address 'you'.
這是為您準備的。
This is prepared for you.
保留
bǎo liú
[bǎoliú]
to hold; to reserve
To keep something set aside for someone.
房間幫你保留到明天。
The room is held for you until tomorrow.
十五分鐘喔。
shí wǔ fēn zhōng ō
for fifteen minutes.
十五分鐘 means 'fifteen minutes'. 喔 adds a friendly reminder tone.
要等十五分鐘喔。
You'll need to wait fifteen minutes.
Words in this phrase
十五
shí wǔ
[shíwǔ]
fifteen
The number 15.
等十五分鐘。
Wait fifteen minutes.
分鐘
fēn zhōng
[fēnzhōng]
minute
A unit of time; one minute.
走路要十分鐘。
It takes ten minutes on foot.
喔
ō
[oh]
oh; sentence particle
A friendly final particle that softens the tone and sounds warm or casual.
到時候見喔。
See you then.
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