How to Say ‘I'm sorry, the private rooms are all booked that day.’ in Traditional Chinese
不好意思，那天包廂都訂滿了。
bù hǎo yì sī nà tiān bāo xiāng dōu dìng mǎn le
[boo how ee suh nà tiān bāo xiāng dōu dìngmǎn le]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: 不好意思 is the softer, everyday apology Taiwanese staff use when giving bad news. It's lighter than 對不起 and also works as "excuse me".
Phrase Breakdown
不好意思，
bù hǎo yì sī
Sorry,
A polite apology or 'excuse me'.
不好意思，我遲到了。
Sorry, I'm late.
Words in this phrase
不好意思
bù hǎo yì sī
[boo how ee suh]
excuse me; embarrassed; sorry
A very common Taiwanese phrase used to say 'excuse me', 'sorry', or 'I feel embarrassed/trouble you'. Softer than 對不起 in many daily situations.
不好意思，請問捷運站在哪裡？
Excuse me, may I ask where the MRT station is?
那天包廂
nà tiān bāo xiāng
the private rooms that day
那天 means 'that day'. Here the time word comes before the subject.
那天我很忙。
I was busy that day.
Words in this phrase
那
nà
[nà]
that
A demonstrative pronoun used to refer to a specific thing.
那房子是我的。
That house is mine.
天
tiān
[tiān]
day
A 24-hour period of time.
我想為星期日在餐廳訂座位。
I want to reserve a seat at the restaurant for Sunday.
包廂
bāo xiāng
[bāo xiāng]
private room
A separate, enclosed area in a restaurant meant for exclusive use by a group.
這家餐廳的包廂非常舒適。
The private rooms at this restaurant are very comfortable.
都訂滿了。
dōu dìng mǎn le
are all fully booked
都 (all) + 訂滿 (fully booked) + 了.
位子都訂滿了。
The seats are all booked.
Words in this phrase
都
dōu
[dōu]
all
Refers to the entire quantity or extent.
我們都已經準備好了。
We're all ready.
訂滿
dìng mǎn
[dìngmǎn]
fully booked
All available spots have been reserved.
今天的晚餐座位訂滿了。
Tonight's dinner seats are fully booked.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.
火車快來了。
The train is about to arrive.
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