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How to Say ‘I'd like to book Saturday at seven in the evening.’ in Traditional Chinese

我想訂星期六晚上七點。

wǒ xiǎng dìng xīng qī liù wǎn shàng qī diǎn

[wǒ shyang dìng xīngqíliù wahn shahng qī diǎn]

💬 Usage Tip: Time words go from biggest to smallest: day, then part of day, then the hour. Swap pieces in the same order, as in 星期五中午十二點 "Friday at noon".

Phrase Breakdown

我想訂

wǒ xiǎng dìng

I would like to book

Pronounce it 'wó xiǎng dìng', because a third tone before another third tone rises. 訂 means 'to reserve'.

Example

我想訂兩張票。

I would like to book two tickets.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wǒ]

A pronoun referring to oneself.

Example

我是老師。

I am a teacher.

想

xiǎng

[shyang]

want to; would like to

Used to express desire or intention to do something.

Example

我想多認識一些產業的人。

I want to get to know more people in the industry.

訂

dìng

[dìng]

to book; to reserve

To make a reservation for a table, room, or ticket.

Example

我要訂兩個人的位子。

I want to book a table for two.

星期六

xīng qī liù

[xīngqíliù]

Saturday

The sixth day of the week.

Example

星期六餐廳人很多。

The restaurant is crowded on Saturday.

晚上七點。

wǎn shàng qī diǎn

7 p.m. / seven in the evening

晚上 (wǎnshang) means 'evening', and 七點 (qī diǎn) means 'seven o'clock'. In Chinese, the time of day comes before the hour.

Example

我們晚上七點見。

See you at seven in the evening.

Words in this phrase

晚上

wǎn shàng

[wahn shahng]

evening; night

The time after late afternoon and before bedtime.

Example

週三晚上見面比較方便。

Meeting on Wednesday evening is more convenient.

七點

qī diǎn

[qī diǎn]

seven o'clock

The time 7:00.

Example

我們七點見。

See you at seven.

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