Restaurant reservations Part 4: Exploring options for private or semi-private dining for groups.

💬 [訂] is used for booking all kinds of things, not just food: [訂位] for reserving seats, [訂房] for booking a room. In Taiwan, [訂餐廳] is understandable, but [訂位] is even more common for restaurant reservations.

💬 For restaurants, locals often say [訂位] more than [訂餐廳] when they mean making a reservation. You can swap the place noun in other patterns, though, like [訂包廂] for booking a private room.

💬 [幫] often means doing something on someone's behalf, not just "help." You can use it before a person plus an action, like [幫家人訂位] or [幫朋友問一下] (ask for a friend).

💬 [幫 + person] often means "for" or "on behalf of" someone: [幫家人], [幫公司], [幫朋友]. Then add the action after it, like [幫家人訂位].

💬 [位] is a polite counter for people, so [幾位？] sounds more courteous than [幾個人？] in service situations. You'll also hear it in answers like [三位] or [八位].

🇹🇼 At restaurants in Taiwan, staff commonly ask [幾位？] right away when seating or taking a reservation. It's standard and polite, not especially formal.

💬 [呢] often softens a question or makes it sound less abrupt. Compare [幾位？] with [幾位呢？] — the second feels a bit gentler.

🇹🇼 This is exactly the kind of short question staff use naturally in Taiwan. A short answer like [四位] or [大概十位] is perfectly normal.