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How to Say ‘I'd like to confirm my reservation.’ in Simplified Chinese

Q: How do you say "I'd like to confirm my reservation." in Simplified Chinese?

"I'd like to confirm my reservation." in Simplified Chinese is "我想确认一下我的订位。". This phrase is commonly used in China.

Q: What does "我想确认一下我的订位。" mean in English?

"我想确认一下我的订位。" means "I'd like to confirm my reservation." in English. Usage tip: [一下] softens the action, so [确认一下] sounds like 'just check/confirm' rather than overly direct. This is very common in service Chinese: [我想问一下] and [我想查一下].

我想确认一下我的订位。

wǒ xiǎng què rèn yī xià wǒ de dìng wèi

[waw shyang chyweh-ren ee-shyah waw duh ding-way]

💬 Usage Tip: [一下] softens the action, so [确认一下] sounds like 'just check/confirm' rather than overly direct. This is very common in service Chinese: [我想问一下] and [我想查一下].

Phrase Breakdown

我想

wǒ xiǎng

I want to / I’d like to

Used to express a desire or intention; in requests it sounds polite and direct.

Example

我想喝水。

I’d like to drink water.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[waw]

my; I; me

Refers again to the speaker as the owner of the reservation.

Example

我想确认一下我的订位。

I would like to confirm my reservation.

想

xiǎng

[shyang]

would like to; want to

Used to politely introduce what the speaker wants to do.

Example

我想确认一下我的订位。

I would like to confirm my reservation.

确认一下

què rèn yī xià

to confirm briefly / to double-check

一下 softens the action and makes it sound a bit more polite and casual.

Example

我想确认一下时间。

I want to double-check the time.

Words in this phrase

确认

què rèn

[chyweh-ren]

to confirm

To verify reservation details with the restaurant.

Example

我想确认一下我的订位。

I would like to confirm my reservation.

一下

yī xià

[ee-shyah]

a bit; briefly

Softens the verb and makes the request sound more natural and polite.

Example

我想确认一下我的订位。

I would like to confirm my reservation.

我的订位

wǒ de dìng wèi

my reservation

订位 means a booking or reservation, especially for a table or seat.

Example

这是我的订位。

This is my reservation.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[waw]

my; I; me

Refers again to the speaker as the owner of the reservation.

Example

我想确认一下我的订位。

I would like to confirm my reservation.

的

[duh]

's; of

Marks possession, connecting 'I' to 'reservation.'

Example

我想确认一下我的订位。

I would like to confirm my reservation.

订位

dìng wèi

[ding-way]

reservation

The table booking the speaker wants to verify.

Example

我想确认一下我的订位。

I would like to confirm my reservation.

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