How to Say ‘Do you still have a table for six?’ in Simplified Chinese
还有六个人的位子吗？
hái yǒu liù gè rén de wèi zi ma
[hái yoe liù guh ren duh wèizi ma]
💬 Usage Tip: 还 (hái) here means "still", so 还有……吗？ asks "is there any left?" rather than just "is there?". It's a handy way to check availability of anything, like 还有票吗？ "are there still tickets?".
Phrase Breakdown
还有
hái yǒu
still have / are there still
Asks whether something is still available. Say it hái yǒu.
还有票吗？
Are there still tickets?
Words in this phrase
还
hái
[hái]
still; yet
Adverb meaning something remains or continues to be the case.
今晚还有空桌吗？
Are there still free tables tonight?
有
yǒu
[yoe]
have; there is
A common verb meaning to possess something or indicating existence.
听完介绍以后，我有兴趣了解更多。
After hearing the introduction, I am interested in learning more.
六个人的位子吗？
liù gè rén de wèi zi ma
seats for six people?
六个人的位子 means seats for six, and 吗 turns the sentence into a yes/no question.
有六个人的位子吗？
Do you have seats for six?
Words in this phrase
六
liù
[liù]
six
The number 6.
我们一共六个人。
There are six of us in total.
个
gè
[guh]
general measure word
A very common measure word used with many nouns.
一个人来了。
One person came.
人
rén
[ren]
person; people
A human being; it can also mean people in general.
这里的人都对职业发展很有兴趣。
The people here are all very interested in career development.
的
de
[duh]
's; of
A structural particle showing possession or description, like “of” or apostrophe-s in English.
贵公司的团队很年轻。
Your company’s team is very young.
位子
wèi zi
[wèizi]
seat; table spot
A place to sit, often used for restaurant tables.
这里有位子吗？
Is there a seat here?
吗
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.
你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。
Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.
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