How to Say ‘I want one, please.’ in Traditional Chinese
要一張，麻煩你。
yào yī zhāng má fán nǐ
[yao ee zhāng mah fahn nǐ]
Phrase Breakdown
要一張，
yào yī zhāng
(We) need one
Say 'yào yì zhāng'. Notice the tone change of 一 to yì.
桌子要一張。
We need one table.
Words in this phrase
要
yào
[yao]
want
Used to express preference; with 不 it becomes do not want.
我不要香菜。
I don't want cilantro.
一
yī
[ee]
one; a/an
The number one; before a classifier or noun, it can mean one single item.
一球就讓全場安靜了。
That one goal made the whole stadium go quiet.
張
zhāng
[zhāng]
classifier for chairs, tables
Measure word for furniture with flat surfaces.
一張桌子
one table
麻煩你。
má fán nǐ
Thank you for the trouble / please
麻煩你 (máfan nǐ) is a polite way to thank someone for doing something for you. 煩 is said lightly.
幫我拿一下，麻煩你。
Please hand it to me, thank you.
Words in this phrase
麻煩
má fán
[mah fahn]
excuse me; please
A polite word used to soften requests, similar to saying excuse me or please.
麻煩一下，這個可以打包嗎？
Excuse me, can this be packed to go?
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
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