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How to Say ‘Do you still have any window seats?’ in Traditional Chinese

想請問還有靠窗的位子嗎?

xiǎng qǐng wèn hái yǒu kào chuāng de wèi zi ma

[shyang chihng-wuhn high yǒu kào chuāng de wèizi ma]

💬 Usage Tip: Add 嗎 to the end of a statement and it becomes a yes/no question, with no change in word order. 還有 (hái yǒu) means "still have", so 還有位子嗎 asks whether any seats are left.

Phrase Breakdown

想請問

xiǎng qǐng wèn

I'd like to ask

請問 means 'may I ask'. Adding 想 makes it even more polite and soft.

Example

想請問幾點開門?

May I ask what time you open?

Words in this phrase

想

xiǎng

[shyang]

want to; would like to

Used to express desire or intention to do something.

Example

我想多認識一些產業的人。

I want to get to know more people in the industry.

請問

qǐng wèn

[chihng-wuhn]

May I ask

A polite way to start a question.

Example

請問您可以換其他時間嗎?

May I ask if you can change to another time?

還有靠窗的位子嗎?

hái yǒu kào chuāng de wèi zi ma

are there still window seats?

還有 means 'still have'. 靠窗 means 'by the window'. 嗎 makes it a question.

Example

還有位子嗎?

Are there still seats?

Words in this phrase

還

hái

[high]

still; yet

Shows that something remains or continues. It often expresses hope, as in still having a chance.

Example

時間還很多,我們還有希望。

There is still plenty of time; we still have hope.

有

yǒu

[yǒu]

have; there is/are

To possess or exist.

Example

這裡有座位。

There is a seat here.

靠

kào

[kào]

by the side of

Means to lean near or next to something.

Example

我想要靠窗的座位。

I want a seat by the window.

窗

chuāng

[chuāng]

window

An opening in a wall, door, or roof fitted with glass.

Example

這扇窗讓房間很明亮。

This window makes the room very bright.

的

de

[de]

(nominalizing particle)

At the end of 是…的, it turns a description into a noun-like phrase: 'a red one'.

Example

這本書是新的。

This book is new.

位子

wèi zi

[wèizi]

seat

A place for one person to sit.

Example

您的位子有美麗的景色。

Your seat has a beautiful view.

嗎

ma

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你喜歡這個活動嗎?

Do you like this event?

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