Chinese phrase
可以帮我预留〜吗？ ké yǐ bāng wǒ yù liú 〜 ma
Meaning
Could you please reserve ___ for me?
When to use it
A polite way to ask someone to reserve something. It is common for booking tickets, rooms, or seats, especially in service situations.
Example dialogue
请问，可以帮我预留明天下午两点的博物馆门票两张吗？ qǐng wèn ké yǐ bāng wǒ yù liú míng tiān xià wǔ liáng diǎn de bó wù guǎn mén piào liǎng zhāng ma
Could you please reserve two museum tickets for 2 p.m. tomorrow?
可以，我现在就帮您预留，请问姓名怎么写？ ké yǐ wǒ xiàn zài jiù bāng nín yù liú qǐng wèn xìng míng zěn me xiě
Of course, I'll reserve them now; what name should I use?