
Restaurant reservations Part 4: Asking about accessibility features for disabled guests.
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Key Phrases
预订
yù dìng
Reserve a table
无障碍设施
wú zhàng ài shè shī
Accessible facilities
哪一天
nǎ yī tiān
Which day
Skills You'll Learn
Booking a restaurant
预订餐厅
yù dìng cān tīng
Asking about accessibility
询问无障碍情况
xún wèn wú zhàng ài qíng kuàng
Discussing time and date
讨论时间和日期
tǎo lùn shí jiān hé rì qī
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine a conversation in a Chinese restaurant where a customer is making a reservation for a table for four people. They discuss the details of the reservation, such as the date and time, and the restaurant confirms that they have accessible facilities for those who need them.
你好,我想预订一张四人桌。
nǐ hǎo wǒ xiǎng yù dìng yī zhāng sì rén zhuō
Hello, I would like to reserve a table for four.
好的,您想预订哪一天的?
hǎo de nín xiǎng yù dìng nǎ yī tiān de
Sure, which day would you like to make the reservation for?
本周六晚上七点可以吗?
běn zhōu liù wǎn shàng qī diǎn kě yǐ ma
Is 7 PM this Saturday okay?
可以的,请问您的姓名是?
kě yǐ de qǐng wèn nín de xìng míng shì
Yes, may I have your name, please?
我的名字是 Emily Smith 。另外,我想问一下你们的餐厅是否有无障碍设施?
wǒ de míng zì shì ^FIRST^ ^LAST^ lìng wài wǒ xiǎng wèn yī xià nǐ men de cān tīng shì fǒu yǒu wú zhàng ài shè shī
My name is Emily Smith. Also, I would like to ask if your restaurant has accessible facilities?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
你好
nǐ hǎo
Hello
💬 Pronounced as (nee-how). A simple greeting used anytime during the day.
🇨🇳 A very common and versatile greeting in Mandarin used by people of all ages.
See breakdown →我想
wǒ xiǎng
I would like to
💬 Literally means 'I think', but frequently used for expressing desire or intention.
🇨🇳 Useful for polite requests in many social settings, including restaurants.
See breakdown →订
dìng
Book
💬 This character is versatile, used in phrases to book something, like a hotel or a table.
See breakdown →预订
yù dìng
Reserve
💬 Combination of [预] and [订], commonly used together for reserving in advance.
🇨🇳 Reservations are quite common in Chinese restaurants, especially on weekends.
See breakdown →四
sì
Four
💬 Pronounced as (suh), be careful not to confuse with 10 [十] pronounced (shi).
🇨🇳 The number four [四] can be associated with bad luck in Chinese culture as it sounds like 'death' [死].
See breakdown →人
rén
Person
💬 A very common character, also used to denote people in different contexts.
🇨🇳 In restaurant lingo, it often follows a number to indicate 'people'.
See breakdown →四人桌
sì rén zhuō
Table for four
💬 Literally translates as 'four-person table'.
🇨🇳 Tables for various group sizes are often specified when making reservations in China.
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