How to Say ‘I'd like to make a reservation.’ in Simplified Chinese
我想订。
wǒ xiǎng dìng
[waw shyahng ding]
🇨🇳 In China: This is natural and polite for speaking to restaurant staff. In real life, people often add [一下] or the thing they want to book, but this short version still works fine.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The speaker refers to themself; used at the start of a reservation request.
我想订。
I would like to make a reservation.
想
xiǎng
[shyahng]
to want; would like to
Shows what the speaker wants to do in a polite way.
我想订。
I would like to make a reservation.
订
dìng
[ding]
to book; to reserve
The action of making a reservation.
我想订。
I would like to make a reservation.
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