How to Say ‘I'd like to book dinner for tonight.’ in Traditional Chinese
我想訂今晚的晚餐。
wǒ xiǎng dìng jīn wǎn de wǎn cān
[wo syang ding jin wan de wan tsan]
Phrase Breakdown
我想
wǒ xiǎng
I want to; I'd like to
A polite way to express desire or intention.
我想喝茶。
I'd like to drink tea.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun, used when saying what you want or need in a reservation.
我想訂今晚的晚餐。
I want to book tonight’s dinner.
想
xiǎng
[syang]
to want; would like to; to think
Often used politely to express what you would like to do, such as making a booking.
我想訂今晚的晚餐。
I would like to book tonight’s dinner.
訂今晚的晚餐
dìng jīn wǎn de wǎn cān
to reserve/order tonight's dinner
This phrase means arranging a dinner for tonight.
我想訂今晚的餐廳。
I want to reserve tonight's restaurant.
Words in this phrase
訂
dìng
[ding]
to reserve; to book
Used when making a reservation, such as booking a table at a restaurant.
我想訂今晚的晚餐。
I want to reserve tonight’s dinner.
今晚
jīn wǎn
[jin wan]
tonight
Refers to the evening of today; commonly used when making same-day dinner plans or reservations.
我想訂今晚的晚餐。
I want to book dinner for tonight.
的
de
[de]
’s; of
A possessive or descriptive particle linking words, like saying 'tonight’s dinner.'
我想訂今晚的晚餐。
I want to book tonight’s dinner.
晚餐
wǎn cān
[wan tsan]
dinner
The evening meal; often used when booking a restaurant for the evening.
我想訂今晚的晚餐。
I want to book tonight’s dinner.
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