<p>As a Chinese, we usually make it very simple：</p>

<p>请问你们这儿提供无线上网吗？</p>

<p>In fact I think if you wanna know whether a restaurant supports WiFi things such as WiFi devices，you can ask like this below:</p>

<p>请问你们无线路由器有吗？</p>

<p>Sometimes China Mobile will offer some specific WiFi Areas or WiFi USB device, you can also try to ask like this:</p>

<p>请问无线上网区在哪里？</p>

<p>请问无线上网卡（无线上网U盘）有吗？</p>

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2013-11-24T23:24:23.377Z
This doesn't answer the question of power supply, though.
Olle Linge
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2013-11-25T07:02:39.167Z
Hehe, yes. However power is usually linked with WiFi device such as "无线路由器" or something related to that, as far as I see.
xqMogvKW
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2013-11-25T23:12:24.640Z
Really?I Know lots of places that offer WiFi but not power.
Olle Linge
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xqMogvKW
<p>You can just pronounce Wi-Fi or Wu(up) Xian(down).
It's "you wifi he dian yuan ma? " or "you wuxian he dian yuan ma?"</p>

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2013-11-25T14:46:59.403Z
This is what I was trying except without the "yuan". But I think no matter how I try I get all the vowels, all the tones, and perhaps a couple of the consonants wrong. At least something goes wrong ...
hippietrail
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2013-11-27T19:57:38.177Z
What does Wu(up) Xian(down) mean?
deutschZuid
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sadjezz
<p>Actually the literal translation of English sounds natural in this case: 你们有Wi-Fi和电源吗？  or 你们有Wi-Fi和插座吗？</p>

<p>Here 电源 means power source, and 插座 means electric socket.</p>

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arax
<p>In my travels in China <a href="https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/22014">I've found myself in need of a place to use my internet device</a>. Its battery has recently ceased to hold a charge so I also need to be able to plug in my AC adaptor.</p>

<p>My Chinese is at a level I describe as "pre embrionic" and my attempts are usually not fully understood. Here are the kinds of things I've been trying:</p>

<ul>
<li>Wi-Fi 和 电 有马?</li>
<li>无线 和 电 有没有?</li>
</ul>

<p>I think there are two problems. The minor one is whether to try to use a Chinese or "Universal" (English) term for Internet/Wi-Fi.</p>

<p>The major one is how ask if they have a place with an electric outlet/socket. Literally asking "do you have electricity" does not seem to convey my need.</p>

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2014-11-17T20:02:25.870Z
Just mime plugging in.  People will understand.  Of course it is always good to learn more language.  But these tasks can be done without using any language at all -- and that will work as well in Nepal or Burma.....
Colin McLarty
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2013-11-24T03:26:52.890Z
For the second problem, you can show them your adaptor.  Body language may be more useful and easy.
Eden Harder
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2013-11-24T03:31:03.243Z
Yes I usually resort to taking off my backpack and digging through it for the adaptor. I'm typically in this situation when arriving fully laden in a new city. Places like KFC and Dico's can be sometimes too crowded to do this.
hippietrail
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2013-11-25T02:32:40.230Z
I would say `你们这里有无线网和电源插座吗?`
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<translation><vocabulary>
Asking a cafe/restaurant if they have Wi-Fi *and* electricity for using a device
# Asking a cafe/restaurant if they have Wi-Fi *and* electricity for using a device

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-24)

In my travels in China [I've found myself in need of a place to use my internet device](https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/22014). Its battery has recently ceased to hold a charge so I also need to be able to plug in my AC adaptor.

My Chinese is at a level I describe as "pre embrionic" and my attempts are usually not fully understood. Here are the kinds of things I've been trying:

* Wi-Fi 和 电 有马?
* 无线 和 电 有没有?

I think there are two problems. The minor one is whether to try to use a Chinese or "Universal" (English) term for Internet/Wi-Fi.

The major one is how ask if they have a place with an electric outlet/socket. Literally asking "do you have electricity" does not seem to convey my need.

**Tags:** translation, vocabulary

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: For the second problem, you can show them your adaptor.  Body language may be more useful and easy.  
> **username_0**: Yes I usually resort to taking off my backpack and digging through it for the adaptor. I'm typically in this situation when arriving fully laden in a new city. Places like KFC and Dico's can be sometimes too crowded to do this.  
> **username_3**: I would say `你们这里有无线网和电源插座吗?`  
> **username_1**: Just mime plugging in.  People will understand.  Of course it is always good to learn more language.  But these tasks can be done without using any language at all -- and that will work as well in Nepal or Burma.....  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_8 on 2013-11-24. Score: 14 | Accepted answer

Actually the literal translation of English sounds natural in this case: 你们有Wi-Fi和电源吗？ or 你们有Wi-Fi和插座吗？

Here 电源 means power source, and 插座 means electric socket.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2013-11-24. Score: 1

As a Chinese, we usually make it very simple：

请问你们这儿提供无线上网吗？

In fact I think if you wanna know whether a restaurant supports WiFi things such as WiFi devices，you can ask like this below:

请问你们无线路由器有吗？

Sometimes China Mobile will offer some specific WiFi Areas or WiFi USB device, you can also try to ask like this:

请问无线上网区在哪里？

请问无线上网卡（无线上网U盘）有吗？

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: This doesn't answer the question of power supply, though.  
> **username_4**: Hehe, yes. However power is usually linked with WiFi device such as "无线路由器" or something related to that, as far as I see.  
> **username_5**: Really?I Know lots of places that offer WiFi but not power.  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2013-11-25. Score: -1

You can just pronounce Wi-Fi or Wu(up) Xian(down).
It's "you wifi he dian yuan ma? " or "you wuxian he dian yuan ma?"

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: This is what I was trying except without the "yuan". But I think no matter how I try I get all the vowels, all the tones, and perhaps a couple of the consonants wrong. At least something goes wrong ...  
> **username_7**: What does Wu(up) Xian(down) mean?  

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