How to Say ‘I'd like to reserve a table for tonight.’ in Simplified Chinese
我想订今晚的位子。
wǒ xiǎng dìng jīn wǎn de wèi zi
[waw shyang ding jin wan duh way dzuh]
💬 Usage Tip: In Chinese, the time usually comes before the thing: [订今晚的位子] is literally "book tonight's table." You can swap in other times the same way, like [订明天的位子].
Phrase Breakdown
我想
wǒ xiǎng
I want to; I'd like to
A polite way to express desire or intention.
我想订位子。
I’d like to reserve a table.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The speaker refers to themself with 我 in this reservation sentence.
我想订今晚的位子。请问有停车场吗？
I’d like to reserve a table for tonight. Do you have a parking lot?
想
xiǎng
[shyang]
to want to; would like to
Shows polite intention: ‘would like to reserve.’
我想订今晚的位子。
I’d like to reserve a table for tonight.
订
dìng
[ding]
to reserve; to book
The action of booking a table.
我想订今晚的位子。最好靠门口。
I’d like to reserve a table for tonight. Preferably near the entrance.
今晚的
jīn wǎn de
tonight's; for tonight
Modifies the following noun to show it is for tonight.
今晚的位子已经订好了。
Tonight’s seats have already been reserved.
Words in this phrase
今晚
jīn wǎn
[jin wan]
tonight
Specifies the reservation time as this evening.
我想订今晚的位子。七点可以吗？
I’d like to reserve a table for tonight. Is 7 o’clock okay?
的
de
[duh]
of; possessive particle
Connects 今晚 and 位子 to mean ‘table for tonight.’
我想订今晚的位子。
I’d like to reserve a table for tonight.
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.
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