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How to Say ‘There is a table Sunday at 7.’ in Traditional Chinese

星期天七點有位子。

xīng qī tiān qī diǎn yǒu wèi zi

[xīngqítiān qī diǎn yoe way dzih]

💬 Usage Tip: The time goes at the very front, before 有. Chinese puts when something happens ahead of what happens.

Phrase Breakdown

星期天七點

xīng qī tiān qī diǎn

Sunday at seven o'clock

In Chinese, time phrases go from biggest to smallest: day first (星期天), then hour (七點).

Example

星期天七點見面。

Let's meet Sunday at seven.

Words in this phrase

星期天

xīng qī tiān

[xīngqítiān]

Sunday

Last day of the week; uses 天 'day' instead of a number. Also 星期日.

Example

星期天我在家休息。

I rest at home on Sunday.

七點

qī diǎn

[qī diǎn]

seven o'clock

The time 7:00; 七 'seven' plus 點 'o'clock'.

Example

晚上七點吃飯。

We eat at seven in the evening.

有位子。

yǒu wèi zi

there are seats available.

有 means 'there is' and 位子 means 'seat'. Without 嗎, it's a statement, not a question.

Example

裡面還有位子。

There are still seats inside.

Words in this phrase

有

yǒu

[yoe]

to have; there is/are

Used to show possession or that something exists or is available.

Example

我們有很多交流機會。

We have many opportunities to interact.

位子

wèi zi

[way dzih]

seat

A casual Taiwan Mandarin word for a seat or available table space in a restaurant.

Example

請問還有位子嗎?

Excuse me, are there still seats available?

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