How to Say ‘Could you give us a quiet table?’ in Simplified Chinese
能给我们一个安静的位子吗？
néng gěi wǒ men yī gè ān jìng de wèi zi ma
[nung gěi waw men ee guh ahn-jing duh way dzuh ma]
💬 Usage Tip: 位子 means "seat" or "table" at a restaurant. Here 一 is said (yí) because it comes before 个.
Phrase Breakdown
能给我们
néng gěi wǒ men
could you give us
能 means 'can' and 给 means 'give'. This opens a polite request.
能给我们两杯水吗？
Could you give us two glasses of water?
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; to
Marks the person receiving or benefiting.
请给我一杯水。
Please give me a glass of water.
我们
wǒ men
[waw men]
us; we
我们 means us or we, referring to the speaker and others, such as the restaurant staff.
如果您有变化，请提前告诉我们。
If your plans change, please tell us in advance.
一个安静的
yī gè ān jìng de
a quiet
一个 means 'one/a'. 安静 means 'quiet', and 的 links the adjective to the noun that follows.
我想找一个安静的地方。
I want to find a quiet place.
Words in this phrase
一
yī
[ee]
one; a
The number one; in some phrases it means 'a' or 'one whole'.
我们一家来吃晚饭。
Our whole family came for dinner.
个
gè
[guh]
general measure word
A very common measure word used with many nouns, including people in simple counting.
一个大人和一个孩子。
One adult and one child.
安静
ān jìng
[ahn-jing]
quiet; peaceful
安静 describes a quiet environment and is very useful when requesting a less noisy table.
我们想要安静一点的位置，谢谢。
We would like a slightly quieter seat, thank you.
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
seat/table?
位子 means 'seat' or 'table spot'. 吗 makes the sentence a question.
还有位子吗？
Are there any seats left?
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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