How to Say ‘I'd like to make a reservation.’ in Simplified Chinese
我想订桌。
wǒ xiǎng dìng zhuō
[waw shyang ding jwor]
💬 Usage Tip: [我想 + verb] is a common polite way to say what you'd like to do. You can reuse the pattern easily: [我想订桌] or [我想改到七点] .
Phrase Breakdown
我想
wǒ xiǎng
I’d like to / I want to
A polite way to express a desire or request.
我想喝水。
I’d like some water.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to refer to yourself.
我想订桌。
I want to reserve a table.
想
xiǎng
[shyang]
want to; would like to
Used to politely express what you want to do.
我想订桌。
I want to reserve a table.
订桌
dìng zhuō
to reserve a table
Used in restaurants to mean making a table reservation.
我想订桌。
I’d like to reserve a table.
Words in this phrase
订
dìng
[ding]
to book; to reserve
Used for making reservations, such as booking a table.
我想订桌。
I want to reserve a table.
桌
zhuō
[jwor]
table
In restaurant context, this refers to a dining table.
我想订桌。
I want to reserve a table.
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