How to Say ‘Please reserve a seat near the entrance.’ in Traditional Chinese
請幫我保留靠近入口的位子。
qǐng bāng wǒ bǎo liú kào jìn rù kǒu de wèi zi
[cheeng bahng waw bao leeoh kao jeen roo koe duh way dz]
💬 Usage Tip: [靠近入口的位子] shows a very common pattern: put the description before [的] and then the noun. You can build many useful requests this way, like [靠近洗手間的位子] or [比較寬敞的位子].
Phrase Breakdown
請幫我
qǐng bāng wǒ
please help me
A polite way to request assistance.
請幫我一下。
Please help me a bit.
Words in this phrase
請
qǐng
[cheeng]
please
A polite word used when making a request.
請幫我保留靠近入口的位子。
Please reserve a seat near the entrance for me.
幫
bāng
[bahng]
to help
Used when asking someone to assist you.
麻煩幫我找一個輪椅方便進出的位子。
Please help me find a seat that is easy for a wheelchair to access.
我
wǒ
[waw]
me; I
The first-person pronoun meaning 'me' or 'I.'
如果可以，請幫我安排角落的位置。
If possible, please arrange a corner seat for me.
保留
bǎo liú
[bao leeoh]
to reserve; to keep
Used when asking a restaurant to save a seat or table for you.
請先保留兩個靠走道的位子。
Please reserve two seats by the aisle first.
靠近入口
kào jìn rù kǒu
near the entrance
Describes a location close to the entrance.
我要靠近入口的位子。
I want a seat near the entrance.
Words in this phrase
靠近
kào jìn
[kao jeen]
close to; near
Describes something being near a place or object.
我們想坐靠近入口的位子，方便長輩進出。
We want to sit near the entrance so it is easier for the elderly to get in and out.
入口
rù kǒu
[roo koe]
entrance
The place where people go into a building or room.
入口有階梯嗎？
Are there steps at the entrance?
的位子
de wèi zi
the seat; the place
Refers to the specific seat or spot being requested.
這個位子可以嗎？
Is this seat okay?
Words in this phrase
的
de
[duh]
possessive particle; of
Links a modifier to the noun that follows it.
靠窗的位子通常比較安靜。
Seats by the window are usually quieter.
位子
wèi zi
[way dz]
seat
A place to sit in a restaurant or other venue.
這個位子空間比較大，輪椅也比較好停。
This seat has more space, and it is also easier to park a wheelchair there.
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