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How to Say ‘Sorry, 7 o'clock is already full.’ in Traditional Chinese

不好意思，七點已經滿了。

bù hǎo yì sī qī diǎn yǐ jīng mǎn le

[boo how ee suh qī dyen yǐjīng mǎn le]

Phrase Breakdown

不好意思，

bù hǎo yì sī

Sorry,

A soft, polite way to say 'sorry' or 'excuse me', very common in Taiwan. 意思 is often said with a light tone on 思: bù hǎoyìsi.

Example

不好意思，我遲到了。

Sorry, I'm late.

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?

七點已經滿了。

qī diǎn yǐ jīng mǎn le

seven o'clock is already fully booked.

七點 is 'seven o'clock', 已經 is 'already', and 滿了 is 'full'. The whole part means there are no more tables at that time.

Example

這班車已經滿了。

This bus is already full.

Words in this phrase

七

qī

[qī]

seven

The number 7; with 點 it means seven o'clock.

Example

我想訂七點的位子。

I'd like to book a table for seven o'clock.

點

diǎn

[dyen]

o'clock

Used when asking or telling time.

Example

現在三點，末班車還早。

It’s 3 o’clock now, so the last train is still much later.

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.

滿

mǎn

[mǎn]

full

Describes something filled completely, with no space left.

Example

杯子滿了。

The cup is full.

了

[le]

change-of-state particle

With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.

Example

火車快來了。

The train is about to arrive.

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