Restaurant reservations Part 4: Exploring options for private or semi-private dining for groups.

💬 [一] changes tone before [桌], so [一桌] is said (yì zhuō), not (yī zhuō). That same shift happens in lots of common combinations like [一个] (yí ge) and [一天] (yì tiān).

💬 [订] can take the thing you're reserving directly: [订一桌], [订包间], [订位子]. You can reuse the pattern as [订] + what you want to book.

💬 [聚餐] is specifically a meal where people gather to eat together, not just any meal. You can swap who is gathering in front of it: [家庭聚餐], [朋友聚餐], [公司聚餐].

💬 [大概] often goes before the number it softens: [大概十个人], [大概八点], [大概三百块]. It's a very natural way to give an estimate without sounding too exact.

💬 [位] is a polite counting word for people, so [几位] is the courteous way to ask how many guests. You'll hear the same pattern in [两位] and [三位].