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What do hotel staff in Taiwan ask when you check in?

Expect to hear 您貴姓？ (nín guì xìng, "May I have your surname?"). Useful things to say: 我有訂房。 (wǒ yǒu dìng fáng, "I have a booking") and 我姓王。 (wǒ xìng Wáng, "My surname is Wang").

The whole conversation: Checking in

Front desks in Taipei usually have some English, but these are the questions you will be asked first.

  1. You say
    我有訂房。 wǒ yǒu dìng fáng I have a booking.
  2. You hear
    您貴姓？ nín guì xìng May I have your surname?
  3. You say
    我姓王。 wǒ xìng Wáng My surname is Wang.

    Swap in your own surname.

  4. You hear
    早餐六點半到十點。 zǎocān liù diǎn bàn dào shí diǎn Breakfast is from 6:30 to 10.
  5. You say
    Wi-Fi 密碼是什麼？ Wi-Fi mìmǎ shì shénme What's the wifi password?
  6. You say
    可以寄放行李嗎？ kěyǐ jìfàng xínglǐ ma Can I leave my luggage here?
  7. You say
    幾點退房？ jǐ diǎn tuìfáng What time is check-out?
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What do hotel staff in Taiwan ask when you check in?

Expect to hear 您貴姓？ (nín guì xìng, "May I have your surname?"). Useful things to say: 我有訂房。 (wǒ yǒu dìng fáng, "I have a booking") and 我姓王。 (wǒ xìng Wáng, "My surname is Wang").

What does "您貴姓？" mean in Mandarin (Taiwan)?

It means "May I have your surname?". It is pronounced nín guì xìng. A natural reply is 我姓王。 (wǒ xìng Wáng), "My surname is Wang".