How to Say ‘Can you call a taxi for me?’ in Traditional Chinese
可以幫我叫計程車嗎？
kě yǐ bāng wǒ jiào jì chéng chē ma
[kuh-yee bahng waw jyaow jee-chung-chuh ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [幫我 + verb] is a very useful pattern for asking someone to do something for you: [幫我叫計程車] or [幫我看一下]. Adding [可以...嗎？] makes it polite.
Phrase Breakdown
可以
kě yǐ
[kuh-yee]
can; may
Used to ask permission or whether someone is able to help.
你可以幫我一下嗎？
Can you help me for a moment?
幫我叫
bāng wǒ jiào
call one for me
請幫我叫車。
Please call a car for me.
Words in this phrase
幫
bāng
[bahng]
to help
A common verb meaning to help or assist someone.
請幫我叫計程車。
Please help me call a taxi.
我
wǒ
[waw]
me; I
Refers to the speaker. Here it means help me.
請幫我看一下地址。
Please help me check the address.
叫
jiào
[jyaow]
to call; to summon
Used for calling a taxi, calling someone over, or placing a call depending on context.
飯店可以幫我叫車。
The hotel can help call a car for me.
計程車
jì chéng chē
[jee-chung-chuh]
taxi
The standard word for taxi in Taiwan.
計程車在門口等我。
The taxi is waiting for me at the door.
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
Turns the sentence into a yes-no question.
現在可以叫計程車嗎？
Can we call a taxi now?
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