How to Say ‘A fork, please.’ in Traditional Chinese
請給我叉子。
qǐng gěi wǒ chā zǐ
[ching gay waw chah dz]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: A fork is available in many places, but chopsticks and spoons are still the default at lots of Taiwanese restaurants. Asking for [叉子] is completely fine if you need one.
Phrase Breakdown
請
qǐng
[ching]
please
Makes a request sound more polite.
請給我叉子，我不太會用筷子。
Please give me a fork; I'm not very good at using chopsticks.
給我
gěi wǒ
give me
Request phrase.
請給我叉子。
Please give me a fork.
Words in this phrase
給
gěi
[gay]
give
Used to ask staff to hand you something.
可以給我叉子嗎？
Can you give me a fork?
我
wǒ
[waw]
me
Used as the person receiving something.
請先給我叉子。
Please give me a fork first.
叉子
chā zǐ
[chah dz]
fork
Useful when you prefer Western utensils instead of chopsticks.
這裡有叉子嗎？
Do you have a fork here?
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