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How to Say ‘I made a reservation last week.’ in Traditional Chinese

我上禮拜有訂位

wǒ shàng lǐ bài yǒu dìng wèi

[wo shàng lǐbài yǒu dìng wèi]

💬 Usage Tip: In Taiwan, 有 before an action is a common way to say you did it: 我有訂位 means "I did book." Mainland speakers would usually say 我訂了位 instead, so this 有 is a handy Taiwan habit to copy.

Phrase Breakdown

我上禮拜

wǒ shàng lǐ bài

I, last week

上禮拜 means 'last week'. Taiwanese speakers often say 禮拜 instead of 星期.

Example

我上禮拜去台南。

I went to Tainan last week.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

上

shàng

[shàng]

last; previous

Used before time words to mean the previous one.

Example

上個月我很忙。

I was very busy last month.

禮拜

lǐ bài

[lǐbài]

week

Colloquial word for week, common in Taiwan.

Example

下禮拜我要出國。

I'm going abroad next week.

有訂位

yǒu dìng wèi

made a reservation

訂位 means to reserve a table or seat. In Taiwan, 有 before a verb stresses that the action did happen.

Example

你們有訂位嗎？

Do you have a reservation?

Words in this phrase

有

yǒu

[yǒu]

did (emphasizes past action)

In Taiwanese Mandarin, placed before a verb to stress that an action did happen.

Example

我昨天有去學校。

I did go to school yesterday.

訂位

dìng wèi

[dìng wèi]

reservation; book a table

The act of reserving a spot, typically in a restaurant.

Example

我們需要訂位才能用餐。

We need a reservation to dine in.

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