How to Say ‘Book that table’ in Simplified Chinese
订那一桌
dìng nà yī zhuō
[ding nah ee jwaw]
💬 Usage Tip: With tables, Chinese often uses [订] directly for "book/reserve": [订那一桌] = "reserve that table." You can swap the object easily, like [订包间] or [订窗边的位置].
Phrase Breakdown
订
dìng
[ding]
to book; to reserve
Used when making a reservation for a table, room, ticket, and so on.
我想订那一桌，可以吗？
I'd like to reserve that table, is that okay?
那一桌
nà yī zhuō
Words in this phrase
那
nà
[nah]
that
Used to point out a specific table the speaker wants.
我想订那一桌，能看到江景。
I want to reserve that table; it can see the river view.
一
yī
[ee]
one; a
Part of the phrase for identifying one specific table.
我想订那一桌，不要里面的。
I want to reserve that table, not the ones inside.
桌
zhuō
[jwaw]
table
A dining table being selected or reserved.
我想订那一桌，因为比较安静。
I want to reserve that table because it's quieter.
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