How do you say "A towel, please" in Chinese?

"A towel, please" in Chinese is 请给我毛巾。 — written in pinyin as Qǐng gěi wǒ máojīn. It is a hotel phrase you would use in China.

What does 请给我毛巾。 mean in Chinese?

请给我毛巾。 (Qǐng gěi wǒ máojīn) means "A towel, please". Broken down word by word: 请 (qǐng) means "please"; 给 (gěi) means "to give"; 我 (wǒ) means "me"; 毛巾 (máojīn) means "towel".

When would you use "A towel, please" in Chinese?

Use it in your hotel room when the towels are missing or you want a fresh set — call the front desk or catch housekeeping in the corridor, either way the phrase is the same. Chinese hotels normally stock bath towels as standard, so if there are none the request is completely ordinary; it is housekeeping's job, not a favor.

How to say “A towel, please” in Chinese

“A towel, please” in Chinese is 请给我毛巾。, written in pinyin as Qǐng gěi wǒ máojīn.

请给我毛巾。

Qǐng gěi wǒ máojīn.

A towel, please.

Word by word

What each part of 请给我毛巾。 actually means.

请qǐngplease
给gěito give
我wǒme
毛巾máojīntowel

When you use it

Use it in your hotel room when the towels are missing or you want a fresh set — call the front desk or catch housekeeping in the corridor, either way the phrase is the same.
Chinese hotels normally stock bath towels as standard, so if there are none the request is completely ordinary; it is housekeeping's job, not a favor.

Use 请给我毛巾。 in hotel situations. Check in, check out and fix things in your room.

Other ways people say it

The same idea, said differently. Roughly in the order you'll hear them.

请再给我一条毛巾。
Qǐng zài gěi wǒ yì tiáo máojīn
Please bring me one more towel.
再 (again, more) plus the measure word 条 — towels are counted with 条, and this is the phrase for a second one.
浴巾没有了。
Yùjīn méiyǒu le
There is no bath towel.
浴巾 (yùjīn) is the big bath towel; plain 毛巾 can mean the small face towel. Naming the right one saves a trip.
请送一条浴巾来。
Qǐng sòng yì tiáo yùjīn lái
Please send up a bath towel.
送 is the natural verb on the phone — it means deliver to the room. 请给我毛巾 works face to face; 送 works across the building.

What usually trips people up

Towels take the measure word 条 (tiáo), not 个 (gè). 一条毛巾 is right; 一个毛巾 marks you instantly.
毛巾 is the generic word and leans small — the bath sheet is 浴巾. Hotels provide bath towels but rarely washcloths, so a request for a tiny one may genuinely have no answer.
On the phone, the shape locals use is 请送一条到 808 房 (please send one to room 808) — 请给我毛巾 with no room number just leaves the desk asking which room you are in.

What you might hear back

马上给您送来。Mǎshàng gěi nín sòng láiWe'll bring it up right away.
您的房间号是多少？Nín de fángjiān hào shì duōshao?What is your room number?
毛巾在浴室架子上。Máojīn zài yùshì jiàzi shàngThe towels are on the rack in the bathroom.

Common questions

How do you say "A towel, please" in Chinese?: "A towel, please" in Chinese is 请给我毛巾。 — written in pinyin as Qǐng gěi wǒ máojīn. It is a hotel phrase you would use in China.
What does 请给我毛巾。 mean in Chinese?: 请给我毛巾。 (Qǐng gěi wǒ máojīn) means "A towel, please". Broken down word by word: 请 (qǐng) means "please"; 给 (gěi) means "to give"; 我 (wǒ) means "me"; 毛巾 (máojīn) means "towel".
When would you use "A towel, please" in Chinese?: Use it in your hotel room when the towels are missing or you want a fresh set — call the front desk or catch housekeeping in the corridor, either way the phrase is the same. Chinese hotels normally stock bath towels as standard, so if there are none the request is completely ordinary; it is housekeeping's job, not a favor.

Where you'll use it

请给我毛巾。 comes up in these situations, in this order.

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