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柜台

guì tái

English translation of 柜台

counter

The Chinese word '柜台' is often used in the context of a service or display counter. This may refer to a counter at a store, bank, or any other place where people are served. It can represent both the physical counter itself and the service area as a whole.


Example sentences using: 柜台

请带我去柜台。

qǐng dài wǒ qù guìtái.

English translation of 请带我去柜台。

Please take me to the counter.

This phrase can be used when you need assistance to find the counter in a store or any other facility.

柜台上的东西价格多少?

guìtái shàng de dōngxi jiàgé duōshǎo?

English translation of 柜台上的东西价格多少?

What's the price of the stuff on the counter?

It's a question you may ask when you want to know the price of the items placed on the counter.

你可以在柜台支付。

nǐ kěyǐ zài guìtái zhīfù.

English translation of 你可以在柜台支付。

You can pay at the counter.

This phrase can be used to instruct someone to make a payment at a counter, such as in a shop or restaurant.

我在柜台等你。

wǒ zài guìtái děng nǐ.

English translation of 我在柜台等你。

I am waiting for you at the counter.

This is a phrase that you might use to tell someone where you are waiting for them.

她在柜台前等待。

tā zài guìtái qián děngdài.

English translation of 她在柜台前等待。

She is waiting in front of the counter.

This sentence can be used to describe a person who stands and waits in front of the counter.

请在柜台拿号。

qǐng zài guìtái ná hào.

English translation of 请在柜台拿号。

Please take a number at the counter.

This phrase might be used in a situation where you need to take a number at a counter to wait for your turn.

他把钱留在柜台。

tā bǎ qián liú zài guìtái.

English translation of 他把钱留在柜台。

He left the money on the counter.

This phrase can be used when someone left their money at the counter mistakenly or intentionally.

我在柜台买到这个。

wǒ zài guìtái mǎi dào zhège.

English translation of 我在柜台买到这个。

I bought this at the counter.

This phrase may be used when someone wants to express that they purchased something at a counter.

柜台很长。

guìtái hěn cháng.

English translation of 柜台很长。

The counter is very long.

If someone uses this phrase, they are commenting on the length of the counter.

他在柜台工作。

tā zài guìtái gōngzuò.

English translation of 他在柜台工作。

He works at the counter.

Someone might say this to refer to a person who is working at a counter, like a receptionist or a waiter.

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