How to Say ‘Napkins, please.’ in Traditional Chinese
請給我衛生紙。
qǐng gěi wǒ wèi shēng zhǐ
[ching gay waw way shung jr]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: [衛生紙] is the everyday Taiwan word you'll usually hear for tissues or paper napkins in casual places. At some cheaper eateries, they may be self-service rather than brought to the table.
Phrase Breakdown
請
qǐng
[ching]
please
A polite word placed before requests to staff.
請給我衛生紙，我需要擦手。
Please give me tissues; I need to wipe my hands.
給我
gěi wǒ
give me
The request phrase.
請給我衛生紙。
Please give me tissue paper.
Words in this phrase
給
gěi
[gay]
give
Used when asking someone to provide an item.
麻煩給我衛生紙。
Please give me some tissues.
我
wǒ
[waw]
me
Refers to yourself as the receiver of an action.
請拿一張衛生紙給我。
Please get me one tissue.
衛生紙
wèi shēng zhǐ
[way shung jr]
tissue; napkin; toilet paper
In Taiwan, this often means tissue paper or napkins provided at the table.
桌上沒有衛生紙。
There are no tissues on the table.
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