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How to Say ‘We'll save you a seat by the window.’ in Traditional Chinese

幫您留靠窗的位子。

bāng nín liú kào chuāng de wèi zi

[bahng nín liú kào chuāng de way dzih]

💬 Usage Tip: 留 (liú) means "to hold or save". It works for anything kept aside for you: 幫我留兩個位子 "save two seats for me".

Phrase Breakdown

幫您留

bāng nín liú

save for you

幫 (bāng) means 'for / on behalf of', 您 (nín) is the polite 'you', and 留 (liú) means 'to keep / reserve'. Restaurant staff often use this polite phrase.

Example

我幫您留一張桌子。

I'll save a table for you.

Words in this phrase

幫

bāng

[bahng]

to help

A common verb meaning to help or assist someone.

Example

請幫我叫計程車。

Please help me call a taxi.

您

nín

[nín]

you (polite)

Respectful form of 'you'.

Example

謝謝您的訂位。

Thank you for your reservation.

留

liú

[liú]

to reserve; to save (for someone)

To keep something set aside for someone.

Example

請幫我留兩個位子。

Please save two seats for me.

靠窗的位子。

kào chuāng de wèi zi

a seat by the window.

This names what is being reserved. Say 靠窗 (kào chuāng) clearly, keep 的 light, and finish with 位子 (wèizi).

Example

有靠窗的位子嗎？

Is there a seat by the window?

Words in this phrase

靠

kào

[kào]

next to; by; to lean on

Being close to or alongside something.

Example

我想坐靠牆的地方。

I want to sit by the wall.

窗

chuāng

[chuāng]

window

An opening in a wall, door, or roof fitted with glass.

Example

這扇窗讓房間很明亮。

This window makes the room very bright.

的

[de]

(nominalizing particle)

At the end of 是…的, it turns a description into a noun-like phrase: 'a red one'.

Example

這本書是新的。

This book is new.

位子

wèi zi

[way dzih]

seat

A casual Taiwan Mandarin word for a seat or available table space in a restaurant.

Example

請問還有位子嗎？

Excuse me, are there still seats available?

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