How to Say ‘Could you give us a quieter seat?’ in Simplified Chinese
能给我们安静一点的位子吗？
néng gěi wǒ men ān jìng yì diǎn de wèi zi ma
[nung gěi waw-men an-jing ee-dyen duh way dzuh ma]
🇨🇳 In China: Chinese restaurants are often lively and loud. If you want real quiet, ask for a 包间 "private room", which many places offer for groups, sometimes with a minimum spend.
Phrase Breakdown
能给我们
néng gěi wǒ men
could you give us
能 (néng) means 'can'. 给 (gěi) means 'give' and 我们 (wǒmen) means 'us'. Together they form a polite request.
能给我们菜单吗？
Could you give us the menu?
Words in this phrase
能
néng
[nung]
can; be able to
Expresses ability or possibility to do something.
能帮到你，我也很开心。
If I can help you, I’m also very happy.
给
gěi
[gěi]
for
Preposition indicating the person who benefits from an action.
我给你倒水。
I'll pour water for you.
我们
wǒ men
[waw-men]
we; us
Refers to the speaker and their group; in business, often means the speaker’s team or company.
我们公司的同事都很愿意帮忙。
Our company’s colleagues are all very willing to help.
安静一点的
ān jìng yì diǎn de
a bit quieter
安静 (ānjìng) means 'quiet'. 一点 (yìdiǎn) means 'a bit more'. 的 (de) links the description to the noun.
有没有安静一点的地方？
Is there a quieter place?
Words in this phrase
安静
ān jìng
[an-jing]
quiet
Describes a low-noise environment.
安静一点最好，我们想聊天。
A bit quieter would be best, because we want to chat.
一点
yì diǎn
[ee-dyen]
a little bit; slightly
Makes a request sound softer and more natural.
这里可以安静一点吗？
Can it be a little quieter here?
的
de
[duh]
's; possessive particle
A structural particle often used to show possession, like 'my' or 'your.'
我的老师很好。
My teacher is very good.
位子吗？
wèi zi ma
table/seat?
位子 (wèizi) means 'seat' or 'table'. 吗 (ma) makes the sentence a question.
还有位子吗？
Are there still seats available?
Words in this phrase
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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