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How to Say ‘I'd like to book a table.’ in Simplified Chinese

我想订个位子。

wǒ xiǎng dìng gè wèi zi

[wo shyang ding guh way dzuh]

💬 Usage Tip: Put 我想 (wǒ xiǎng) "I'd like" before an action to make a polite request. For example, 我想点菜 "I'd like to order".

Phrase Breakdown

我想

wǒ xiǎng

I would like to

我想 means 'I would like to'. It is a polite way to make a request. Note that 我 (wǒ) becomes a rising tone (wó) before 想.

Example

我想去北京。

I would like to go to Beijing.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

The speaker referring to themselves.

Example

我明天有空。

I am free tomorrow.

想

xiǎng

[shyang]

want to; would like to

Used to politely express what you want to do.

Example

我想订桌。

I want to reserve a table.

订个位子。

dìng gè wèi zi

book a seat.

This means 'reserve a table'. Keep 个 and 子 light and short.

Example

周末要订个位子。

You need to book a seat on weekends.

Words in this phrase

订

dìng

[ding]

to book; to reserve

Used when making a reservation or placing an order, depending on context.

Example

我想订餐位，今晚六点。

I would like to reserve a table for 6 p.m. tonight.

个

gè

[guh]

general measure word

A very common measure word used with many nouns, including people in simple counting.

Example

一个大人和一个孩子。

One adult and one child.

位子

wèi zi

[way dzuh]

seat; table

Refers to the restaurant seat or table being reserved.

Example

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.

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