How to Say ‘Do you have a table?’ in Traditional Chinese
有位子嗎？
yǒu wèi zi ma
[yoe way dzih ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [有] often means "have / there is," so [有位子嗎？] literally asks whether there's a seat available. You can reuse this pattern with other things: [有英文菜單嗎？]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: In Taiwan this is a very normal way to ask if a restaurant can seat you, especially at casual places. Staff may answer with [幾位？] right away if the place has space.
Phrase Breakdown
有
yǒu
[yoe]
to have; is there
Used to ask whether something is available or exists.
現在有位子嗎？
Are there seats available now?
位子
wèi zi
[way dzih]
seat
A casual Taiwan Mandarin word for a seat or available table space in a restaurant.
請問還有位子嗎？
Excuse me, are there still seats available?
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
Placed at the end of a sentence to turn it into a yes-no question.
有位子嗎？
Are there seats?
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