How to Say ‘Check, please’ in Traditional Chinese
麻煩買單
má fán mǎi dān
[mah fahn my dan]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: [麻煩買單] is natural and polite for asking for the bill in Taiwan. Another very common option is [買單], [結帳], or simply catching staff with [不好意思].
Phrase Breakdown
麻煩
má fán
[mah fahn]
excuse me; please
A polite word used to soften requests, similar to saying excuse me or please.
麻煩一下，這個可以打包嗎？
Excuse me, can this be packed to go?
買單
mǎi dān
[my dan]
pay the bill; check please
A restaurant phrase used to ask for the bill.
我們吃完了，這個時候可以買單。
We’ve finished eating, so we can pay the bill now.
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