How to Say ‘We'd like to book for 6:30.’ in Simplified Chinese
想订六点半。
xiǎng dìng liù diǎn bàn
[shyahng ding lyoh-dyen-bahn]
💬 Usage Tip: Put the time directly after [订] to say what time you want to reserve: [订六点半], [订七点]. Chinese doesn't need a word like "for" here.
Phrase Breakdown
想
xiǎng
[shyahng]
to want; would like to
Shows the speaker's intended reservation time in a polite way.
我想订六点半。
I would like to book for six thirty.
订
dìng
[ding]
to book; to reserve
The action of making the reservation.
我想订六点半。
I would like to book for six thirty.
六点半
liù diǎn bàn
[lyoh-dyen-bahn]
six thirty; half past six
The requested reservation time.
我想订六点半。
I would like to book for six thirty.
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