How to Say ‘A table for two, please.’ in Simplified Chinese
请给我两位的桌子。
qǐng gěi wǒ liǎng wèi de zhuō zi
[cheeng gay waw lyahng way duh jwaw-dzuh]
💬 Usage Tip: [两位] is the polite restaurant way to say "two people." You can swap the number: [一位] (one person), [三位] (three people).
Phrase Breakdown
请
qǐng
[cheeng]
please
A polite word used to make requests or invitations.
请先带我们去座位。
Please take us to our seats first.
给我
gěi wǒ
give me / get me
Used here to ask for something for yourself.
给我一杯水。
Get me a glass of water.
Words in this phrase
给
gěi
[gay]
give
Used in requests meaning to give or hand something to someone.
请给我两位的桌子。
Please give me a table for two.
我
wǒ
[waw]
me; I
The first-person pronoun, meaning me or I depending on context.
服务员，请给我一杯水。
Waiter, please give me a glass of water.
两位的
liǎng wèi de
for two people
Describes the size or capacity needed.
三位的座位。
A seat for three people.
Words in this phrase
两
liǎng
[lyahng]
two
The number two, often used before measure words.
我们两个人，要两位的桌子。
There are two of us; we want a table for two.
位
wèi
[way]
person; seat-counting measure word
A polite measure word for counting people, especially guests or customers.
请问一共几位？
May I ask how many people in total?
的
de
[duh]
of; possessive marker
A linking particle that often shows possession or connects descriptions to nouns.
这是两位的桌子。
This is a table for two people.
桌子
zhuō zi
[jwaw-dzuh]
table
A table or desk; in restaurants it usually means a dining table.
请给我两位的桌子。
Please give me a table for two.
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