How to Say ‘Excuse me, is it for four people?’ in Traditional Chinese
請問是四位嗎？
qǐng wèn shì sì wèi ma
[qǐng wèn shir sì way ma]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: 請問 (qǐng wèn) "may I ask" opens almost any polite question from service staff. It sounds courteous, not stiff.
Phrase Breakdown
請問
qǐng wèn
[qǐng wèn]
may I ask
Used to politely pose a question.
請問這裡有人嗎？
Excuse me, is there anyone here?
是四位嗎？
shì sì wèi ma
is it four people?
位 is the polite measure word for guests. 嗎 makes it a question.
是兩位嗎？
Is it two people?
Words in this phrase
是
shì
[shir]
to be
The verb 'to be'; in 不是 it forms 'is not' or 'no'.
我不是學生。
I am not a student.
四
sì
[sì]
four
The number 4; used with measure words like 位 or 個 to count people.
我們訂了四位的座位。
We reserved seats for four people.
位
wèi
[way]
classifier for people (polite)
A respectful measure word used when counting people.
我想認識幾位業界前輩，學習他們的經驗。
I want to meet a few seniors in the industry and learn from their experience.
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.
你喜歡這個活動嗎？
Do you like this event?
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