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Scene illustrating a Traditional Chinese-language restaurant reservations part 2 conversation

Key Phrases

我想訂今晚六點四位。

wǒ xiǎng dìng jīn wǎn liù diǎn sì wèi

I'd like to make a reservation for four people tonight at 6 pm.

附近好停車嗎?

fù jìn hǎo tíng chē ma

Is parking easy nearby?

有代客停車服務嗎?需要另外收費嗎?

yǒu dài kè tíng chē fú wù ma xū yào lìng wài shōu fèi ma

Do you offer valet parking, and is there an extra charge?

Skills You'll Learn

Making a restaurant reservation with time and party size

用時間和人數預約餐廳

yòng shí jiān hé rén shù yù yuē cān tīng

Asking about nearby parking options

詢問附近停車是否方便

xún wèn fù jìn tíng chē shì fǒu fāng biàn

Confirming valet parking service and parking fees

確認代客停車服務與收費方式

què rèn dài kè tíng chē fú wù yǔ shōu fèi fāng shì

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Taiwan to make a dinner reservation for four at 6 p.m., and then asking about nearby parking, valet service, and the extra fee so you can bring your elders comfortably.

你好,我想訂今晚六點四位。

nǐ hǎo wǒ xiǎng dìng jīn wǎn liù diǎn sì wèi

Hello, I’d like to make a reservation for four people at 6 pm. tonight.

您好,沒問題,已經幫您保留。

nín hǎo méi wèn tí yǐ jīng bāng nín bǎo liú

Hello, no problem. I’ve already reserved it for you.

請問你們餐廳附近好停車嗎?

qǐng wèn nǐ men cān tīng fù jìn hǎo tíng chē ma

May I ask if parking is easy near your restaurant?

餐廳旁邊有地下停車場,走過來很近。

cān tīng páng biān yǒu dì xià tíng chē chǎng zǒu guò lái hěn jìn

There is an underground parking lot next to the restaurant, and it’s just a short walk over.

那有代客停車服務嗎?

nà yǒu dài kè tíng chē fú wù ma

Do you offer valet parking?

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

📝🪑

訂位

dìng wèi

Make a reservation

💬 [訂位] is the common Taiwan way to say making a reservation at a restaurant. You can reuse it directly in [我想訂位] or add details after it, like [訂晚上七點].

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🌙

今晚

jīn wǎn

Tonight

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6️⃣🕕

六點

liù diǎn

Six o'clock

💬 With clock times, [點] marks the hour: [六點], [七點], [八點]. To add minutes, just continue after it, like [六點半] or [六點十五分].

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🌙6️⃣🕕

今晚六點

jīn wǎn liù diǎn

Tonight at 6 pm.

💬 Chinese time phrases usually go from bigger to smaller: [今晚] + [六點]. You can reuse that order with other times too, like [明天中午十二點].

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4️⃣👥

四位

sì wèi

For four people

💬 For party size in reservations, [位] is the polite counter for people, so [四位] sounds more customer-service friendly than [四個人]. You can swap the number: [兩位], [六位].

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🙋‍♂️➡️

我想

wǒ xiǎng

I want to

💬 [我想] often softens a request and can sound like [I'd like to], not just a strong [I want]. You can reuse it before an action: [我想訂位] or [我想改時間].

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🙋‍♂️📝🪑

我想訂位。

wǒ xiǎng dìng wèi

I'd like to make a reservation.

💬 [我想] before a verb is a very common polite way to make a request in Taiwan. You can swap in another action: [我想取消訂位] or [我想問一下].

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沒問題。

méi wèn tí

No problem.

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⏳✅

已經

yǐ jīng

Already

💬 [已經] means [already] and usually comes before the action: [已經保留], [已經安排好了]. It often helps reassure someone that something has been taken care of.

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