Restaurant reservations: Number of guests

💬 [想] before another verb often softens what you want to say: [我想订餐位] is more natural than a blunt [我订餐位]. You can reuse it with other actions too, like [我想改时间] "I'd like to change the time."

💬 [订] means to book or reserve, and [餐位] is literally a dining place/seat. In real situations, you can swap the thing after [订]: [订房间] "book a room," [订票] "book tickets."

💬 [我想] + verb is a very useful polite pattern for service situations: [我想订餐位], [我想改到七点]. It sounds softer than just saying the verb by itself.

💬 [的] often turns a time word into something that describes a noun: [今晚的餐位] means "tonight's table reservation." The same pattern works with other times too, like [明天的位子] "tomorrow's seats."

💬 [今晚的] usually needs a noun after it, because [的] is linking [今晚] to the thing for tonight, like [今晚的餐位]. Without that following noun, it can feel cut off.

🇨🇳 [好的] is a very normal service reply in China: it means "okay" or "sure," not enthusiastic agreement. Staff may use it often while processing your request.

💬 [几] asks "how many," and [位] is the polite counting word for people in places like restaurants. You'll also hear [两位], [四位], [几位] in hotels and reception desks.