请并谢谢
qǐng bìng xièxie
The English phrase "please and thank you" is expressed in Chinese as 请并谢谢 (qǐng bìng xièxie).
请并谢谢 is a polite combination of words used to make a request and express gratitude.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using the component 请 (please) to make a request, it is often placed before the verb, such as in the phrase 请坐 (please sit).
How do you pronounce it?
qǐng bìng xièxie
Did you know?
- In many Chinese contexts, the concept of 'please' is expressed through the word 麻烦你 (máfan nǐ), which literally means 'to trouble you'.
- While 谢谢 (xièxie) is the standard for 'thank you', close friends and family members in China often avoid it, as being too polite can imply a formal distance or a lack of intimacy.
- The word 请 (qǐng) can also mean 'to invite' or 'to treat', meaning that if you say 我请客 (wǒ qǐngkè), you are telling others that you will pay for the entire meal.
Examples in context
- 请给我一杯水 (qǐng gěi wǒ yībēi shuǐ)Please give me a glass of water.
- 谢谢你的帮助 (xièxiè nǐ de bāngzhù)Thank you for your help.
- 非常感谢你 (fēicháng gǎnxiè nǐ)Thank you very much.
Example conversation
Jiayi asks Wei to pass her a book.
- 佳怡 Jiayi伟，请并谢谢你把那本书给我。Wěi, qǐng bìng xièxie nǐ bǎ nà běn shū gěi wǒ.Wei, please and thank you for giving me that book.
- 伟 Wei没问题，给你。méi wèntí, gěi nǐ.No problem, here you go.
- 佳怡 Jiayi太感谢你了。tài gǎnxiè nǐ le.Thank you so much.
- 伟 Wei不用客气，佳怡。bùyòng kèqi, Jiāyí.You're welcome, Jiayi.
