How to Say ‘Check/confirm for a moment’ in Traditional Chinese
確認一下
què rèn yī xià
[chweh-ren ee-shyah]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding [一下] makes a request or action sound lighter and more casual, like "just" or "for a moment." You can swap in other verbs the same way: [看一下], [查一下], [等一下]
Phrase Breakdown
確認
què rèn
[chweh-ren]
confirm; verify
Used when checking that reservation details such as name, date, time, or party size are correct.
我想 確認 一下星期五晚上七點的訂位。
I would like to confirm the reservation for Friday at 7 p.m.
一下
yī xià
[ee-shyah]
a bit; briefly; once
Softens an action and makes it sound more polite or casual, like 'just' in English.
請讓我看 一下 您的訂位資料。
Please let me take a quick look at your reservation information.
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