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How to Say ‘I'll have a plumber go take a look.’ in Traditional Chinese

我請水電師傅去看看。

wǒ qǐng shuǐ diàn shī fù qù kàn kàn

[wo qǐng shuǐdiàn shīfu qù kànkan]

💬 Usage Tip: Here 請 doesn't mean "please". It means "get someone to do something", following the pattern 請 + person + action.

Phrase Breakdown

我請水電師傅

wǒ qǐng shuǐ diàn shī fù

I'll ask a plumber/electrician

請 means 'ask/hire'. 水電師傅 is a worker who fixes both plumbing and electrical problems, a common trade in Taiwan.

Example

我請水電師傅來修。

I'll ask a plumber to come fix it.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

請

qǐng

[qǐng]

to ask (someone to do)

To request someone to do something.

Example

我請他幫忙。

I asked him to help.

水電

shuǐ diàn

[shuǐdiàn]

plumbing and electrical

Short for water and electricity work; refers to plumbing/electrical repairs.

Example

水電工今天會來。

The plumber-electrician will come today.

師傅

shī fù

[shīfu]

master worker; repairman

A respectful term for a skilled tradesperson.

Example

師傅，這個可以修嗎？

Sir, can this be fixed?

去看看。

qù kàn kàn

to go take a look

Repeating the verb in 看看 means 'take a quick look'.

Example

我們去看看吧。

Let's go take a look.

Words in this phrase

去

qù

[qù]

To move or travel to a place.

Example

我今天要去圖書館

I am going to the library today.

看看

kàn kàn

[kànkan]

take a look

Reduplicated verb meaning to have a look or check.

Example

我們去看看吧。

Let's go take a look.

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