How to Say ‘Would you like’ in Traditional Chinese
您想要
nín xiǎng yào
[neen shyang-yao]
💬 Usage Tip: [您想要…嗎？] is a very common polite pattern for offering or checking a preference. You can reuse it with other options: [您想要室內的位子嗎？]
Phrase Breakdown
您
nín
[neen]
you (polite)
您 is the respectful form of you used by restaurant staff.
您想要坐哪裡呢？
Where would you like to sit?
想要
xiǎng yào
[shyang-yao]
to want; would like
想要 means to want or would like. It is slightly more explicit than 想.
您想要靠窗的位子嗎？
Would you like a window seat?
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