Restaurant reservations (Advanced): Setting preferences for seating, such as indoor, outdoor, or specific views.

💬 Put 的 after a description and it describes the noun that follows it. In the same way, 安靜的位子 is "a quiet seat".

💬 Add 嗎 to the end of a statement and it becomes a yes/no question, with no change in word order. 還有 (hái yǒu) means "still have", so 還有位子嗎 asks whether any seats are left.

💬 Add 一下 after a verb and the action sounds quick and casual, like "have a quick look". 等一下 means "wait a moment" and 看一下 means "take a look". The 一 here is said (yí), because 下 is a falling tone.

💬 一下 (yí xià) after a verb softens it to "just quickly": 查一下 "check quickly", 等一下 "wait a moment". Note 一 is said (yí) here because the falling tone of 下 follows.

💬 滿 (mǎn) means "full". The 了 at the end signals that things have reached that state, which here means it is now full.

🇹🇼 A drawn-out 這樣啊… is the natural way to take mild disappointment gracefully before you move on to a backup option.

💬 Put 嗎 at the end of any statement and it becomes a yes/no question, with no change in word order. Adding 還 (hái) gives the sense of "still" or "any left", so 還有票嗎？ means "Are there any tickets left?"

💬 那 (nà) at the start of a question means "in that case, then". Use it to pivot to a backup option after a no.

🇹🇼 Taiwanese people often plan whole dinner outings around a 夜景. Mentioning it when you book tells the staff exactly which tables you're hoping for.

💬 Strictly speaking, 氣象 (qì xiàng) is weather conditions in general. You'll see it in 氣象預報 "weather forecast" and 氣象局 "weather bureau".

💬 桌 (zhuō) works as the counting word for tables and also for tables of diners. 三桌客人 means "three tables of guests".

💬 Put 的話 after a situation to mean "if". Swapping in a different situation gives you 太冷的話 "if it's too cold".

💬 就 (jiù) links a result to an "if" part, roughly "then". 不能…了 means something is no longer possible because the situation has changed.

🇹🇼 Afternoon showers and typhoon season are common in Taiwan, so restaurants often mention a rain plan when you book a terrace table.

💬 換到 (huàn dào) means "switch to" and is followed by the new place. 換到靠窗 means "switch to by the window".

🇹🇼 When you book, you can ask staff to 備註 your seating wish. It goes on the reservation as a request, not a guarantee.

🇹🇼 When staff say 盡量安排, they mean they'll try but can't promise. It's the polite, noncommittal answer to a seating request.

💬 Put a place before 那桌 to point out which table you mean. 窗邊那桌 means "that table by the window".

💬 太 (tài) + a description means "too" something. 門口 (mén kǒu) means "doorway, entrance".

💬 Saying 會不會 ("will or won't") turns the sentence into a question without needing 嗎. 會不會太吵 means "will it be too noisy?".

💬 Add 一點 after a description to mean "a bit more". 便宜一點 means "a bit cheaper".

💬 No 是 is needed: 想 goes straight onto the description 安靜一點.

💬 在 (zài) + a place says where something is. 最 (zuì) means "most", so 最角落 is "the very corner".

💬 Use 視野 (shì yě) for how open or wide a view is, as in 視野很好 "great view". 景觀 refers to the scenery itself.

💬 貴姓 (guì xìng), literally "honorable surname", is the polite way to ask someone's family name. You answer simply with 我姓…, never with 貴.

🇹🇼 Taiwanese restaurants take bookings under your surname plus 先生 or 小姐. Giving only your family name is completely normal.

💬 Starting a request with 方便 (fāng biàn) asks "is it convenient for you to…". It's a gentle way to ask someone to do something.

💬 個 here is said lightly (ge). Adding it before a noun makes the request sound casual and small, like "just a number".

💬 姓 (xìng) works as a verb meaning "to be surnamed", so no 是 is needed. Just say 我姓 plus your surname.

💬 When reading phone numbers aloud, Taiwanese speakers say each digit separately. 0 is 零 (líng).

💬 到時候 (dào shí hòu) means "when the time comes" and works before any verb: 到時候再說 "we'll talk about it then".

🇹🇼 The 喔 (o) at the end is very Taiwanese. It softens the line into a warm, friendly sign-off, and restaurant staff often end phone reservations this way.

💬 麻煩 (má fán) literally means "trouble". Here it's used as a verb, "I've troubled you", and 了 marks that it has already happened.

🇹🇼 Taiwanese people say this when someone does something for them, like holding a window table. It works better than a plain 謝謝 "thank you" because it acknowledges the other person's effort.