How to Say ‘Would you like’ in Traditional Chinese
您想
nín xiǎng
[neen shyang]
💬 Usage Tip: [您] is the polite version of [你], so [您想…] softens the question right away. You'll hear it a lot from staff speaking to customers in Taiwan.
Phrase Breakdown
您
nín
[neen]
you (polite)
A respectful way to say 'you,' often used with customers.
您想幾點用餐呢？
What time would you like to dine?
想
xiǎng
[shyang]
want to; would like to
Used politely to ask what someone wants or plans to do.
您想訂靠窗的位置嗎？
Would you like to reserve a window seat?
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