How to Say ‘One child’ in Traditional Chinese
一位小朋友
yī wèi xiǎo péng yǒu
[ee way shyao peng yo]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: In restaurants in Taiwan, staff often say [小朋友] instead of a more clinical word for "child." It sounds natural and friendly when counting adults and children for seating.
Phrase Breakdown
一位
yī wèi
one person
A polite counter for one person.
我們有一位客人。
We have one guest.
Words in this phrase
一
yī
[ee]
one
The number one. Here it is used before a measure word to count a person.
我們訂位有一位小朋友。
Our reservation includes one child.
位
wèi
[way]
measure word for people
A polite classifier used when counting people.
今天有一位小朋友一起來。
One child is coming together today.
小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu
[shyao peng yo]
child
A common word for a young child.
我們這桌有一位小朋友。
There is one child at our table.
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