Restaurant reservations Part 4: Asking about accessibility features for disabled guests.
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Key Phrases
您好，我想訂今晚六點四位。
nín hǎo wǒ xiǎng dìng jīn wǎn liù diǎn sì wèi
I'd like to make a reservation for tonight at six for four people.
我爸爸坐輪椅，想先問無障礙設施。
wǒ bà bà zuò lún yǐ xiǎng xiān wèn wú zhàng ài shè shī
My father uses a wheelchair, so I'd like to ask about accessibility first.
請幫我保留靠近入口的位子，有無障礙洗手間嗎？
qǐng bāng wǒ bǎo liú kào jìn rù kǒu de wèi zi yǒu wú zhàng ài xǐ shǒu jiān ma
Please reserve a seat near the entrance, and is there an accessible restroom?
Skills You'll Learn
How to make a restaurant reservation with time and party size.
如何用中文訂餐廳位子，說明時間和人數。
rú hé yòng zhōng wén dìng cān tīng wèi zi shuō míng shí jiān hé rén shù
How to ask about wheelchair accessibility, ramps, and aisle width.
如何詢問輪椅無障礙設施、坡道和走道是否夠寬。
rú hé xún wèn lún yǐ wú zhàng ài shè shī pō dào hé zǒu dào shì fǒu gòu kuān
How to request seating near the entrance and ask about accessible restrooms.
如何要求靠近入口的座位，以及詢問是否有無障礙洗手間。
rú hé yāo qiú kào jìn rù kǒu de zuò wèi yǐ jí xún wèn shì fǒu yǒu wú zhàng ài xǐ shǒu jiān
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Taiwan to make a dinner reservation for four and ask about wheelchair accessibility, including the entrance, aisles, restroom, and a seat near the entrance.
您好，我想訂今晚六點，四位。
nín hǎo wǒ xiǎng dìng jīn wǎn liù diǎn sì wèi
Hello, I'd like to make a reservation for four at 6:00 tonight.
好的，沒問題。請問有特別需求嗎？
hǎo de méi wèn tí qǐng wèn yǒu tè bié xū qiú ma
Sure, no problem. Do you have any special requests?
有，我爸爸坐輪椅，想先問無障礙設施。
yǒu wǒ bà bà zuò lún yǐ xiǎng xiān wèn wú zhàng ài shè shī
Yes, my father uses a wheelchair, so I'd like to ask about accessibility facilities first.
有的，我們門口有無障礙坡道。
yǒu de wǒ men mén kǒu yǒu wú zhàng ài pō dào
Yes, we have an accessible ramp at the entrance.
太好了，店裡的走道夠寬嗎？
tài hǎo le diàn lǐ de zǒu dào gòu kuān ma
Great. Are the aisles in the restaurant wide enough?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
訂
dìng
Book; reserve
💬 [訂] often combines with another word to say what kind of booking it is: [訂位] reserve a table, [訂房] book a room. In Taiwan, [訂位] is the usual way to say a restaurant reservation.
See breakdown →位
wèi
Seat; place
💬 In restaurant talk, [位] is the polite counter for people: [四位] means four people in the party. You can reuse it with other numbers, like [兩位] or [六位].
See breakdown →訂位
dìng wèi
Make a reservation
💬 [訂位] is the standard Taiwan word for reserving a table; the same [訂] shows up in [預訂] too. For a room instead, swap the second part: [訂房].
See breakdown →今晚
jīn wǎn
Tonight
六點
liù diǎn
6 o'clock
今晚六點
jīn wǎn liù diǎn
Tonight at six
四
sì
Four
💬 [四] changes sound before a fourth-tone word like [位]: it's said (sì) on its own but (sí) in [四位]. You'll hear the same in [四點] (sí diǎn).
See breakdown →四位
sì wèi
Party of four
💬 For party size, Chinese often just says number + [位]: [四位], [兩位], [六位]. You usually don't need a separate word for "people" here.
See breakdown →特別
tè bié
Special
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