How to Say ‘Please; sorry to trouble you’ in Traditional Chinese
麻煩你
má fán nǐ
[mah fahn nee]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: [麻煩你] is a common polite way to ask for help, but with staff you'd often hear or use the more polite [麻煩您]. It can sound like both "please" and "sorry to trouble you" at once.
Phrase Breakdown
麻煩
má fán
[mah fahn]
to trouble someone; please; sorry to bother you
A polite expression used when asking someone to do something for you.
麻煩你幫我確認一下訂位。
Could you please help me confirm the reservation?
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
An informal or neutral way to say 'you.' In customer service, 您 is more polite, but 你 appears in casual speech.
麻煩你幫我留靠窗的位置。
Please help me keep a window-side seat.
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