How to Say ‘I'm sorry, all the private rooms are booked that evening.’ in Simplified Chinese
不好意思，那天晚上的包间都订满了。
bù hǎo yì sī nà tiān wǎn shàng de bāo jiān dōu dìng mǎn le
[bù hǎoyìsi nà tiān wahn-shung duh bāojiān dou dìng mǎn le]
💬 Usage Tip: 都 (dōu) means "all". It goes right before the verb and points back to the thing already mentioned, here the private rooms.
Phrase Breakdown
不好意思，
bù hǎo yì sī
sorry,
不好意思 (bù hǎoyìsi) is a polite 'sorry / excuse me'. The final 思 is light.
不好意思，我来晚了。
Sorry, I'm late.
Words in this phrase
不好意思
bù hǎo yì sī
[bù hǎoyìsi]
sorry; excuse me
Polite expression of mild apology or embarrassment.
不好意思，我来晚了。
Sorry, I'm late.
那天晚上的包间
nà tiān wǎn shàng de bāo jiān
the private rooms that evening
的 (de) links 那天晚上 'that evening' to 包间 'private rooms'.
那天晚上的电影很好看。
The movie that evening was great.
Words in this phrase
那
nà
[nà]
that
Used to refer to a specific thing or person previously mentioned.
那是我第一次见到她的时候。
That was the first time I met her.
天
tiān
[tiān]
day
A day; used with 那 to mean 'that day'.
那天我很忙。
I was very busy that day.
晚上
wǎn shàng
[wahn-shung]
evening
Refers to the evening time, often used when scheduling after-work meetings.
这周找个晚上见面吧。
Let’s meet one evening this week.
的
de
[duh]
's; of
A structural particle showing possession or description, like “of” or apostrophe-s in English.
贵公司的团队很年轻。
Your company’s team is very young.
包间
bāo jiān
[bāojiān]
private room
A separate private dining room in a restaurant.
包间可以坐十个人。
The private room seats ten people.
都订满了。
dōu dìng mǎn le
are all fully booked
都 (dōu) means 'all'. 订满 (dìng mǎn) means 'booked full'. 了 (le) shows a change of state.
酒店都订满了。
The hotels are all fully booked.
Words in this phrase
都
dōu
[dou]
all
Refers to the whole or every part.
我们都喜欢看电影。
We all like watching movies.
订满
dìng mǎn
[dìng mǎn]
fully booked
Reserved until no places are left.
这家酒店已经订满了。
This hotel is already fully booked.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.
火车快来了。
The train is about to arrive.
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