How to Say ‘One, please’ in Traditional Chinese
請給我一個
qǐng gěi wǒ yī gè
[ching gay waw ee guh]
💬 Usage Tip: [個] is the everyday counting word for many things, including people in simple phrases like [一個] and [兩個]. Here [一個] is pronounced (yí ge), not (yī ge).
Phrase Breakdown
請
qǐng
[ching]
please
A polite word used when making requests.
請把這個給我。
Please give this to me.
給
gěi
[gay]
give
Used when asking someone to hand something to you.
請給我這個。
Please give me this.
我
wǒ
[waw]
me
The object form of I; the person receiving something.
請把這個拿給我。
Please bring this to me.
一
yī
[ee]
one
The number one; often used before a measure word.
這個請給我一個。
Please give me one of this.
個
gè
[guh]
general classifier
A common measure word used with many objects.
這個我只要一個。
I only want one of this.
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