How to Say ‘Do you have any tables?’ in Simplified Chinese
有位子吗?
yǒu wèi zi ma
[yoh way dzuh ma]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding 吗 (ma) to the end of a statement turns it into a yes/no question. 有位子 means "there are tables", and 有位子吗? asks whether there are.
Phrase Breakdown
有
yǒu
[yoh]
to have; there is/are
Used to ask whether something is available.
晚上七点有位子吗?
Are there any seats available at 7 p.m.?
位子
wèi zi
[way dzuh]
seat; table
Refers to the restaurant seat or table being reserved.
我想订今晚的位子。我们有四个人。
I’d like to reserve a table for tonight. There are four of us.
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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