Restaurant reservations: Setting preferences for seating, such as indoor, outdoor, or specific views.
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Key Phrases
我可以選擇室內室外
wǒ kě yǐ xuǎn zé shì nèi shì wài
Can I choose Indoor Outdoor
美麗的景色
měi lì de jǐng sè
Beautiful scenery
還有其他要求嗎？
hái yǒu qí tā yāo qiú ma
Any other requests?
Skills You'll Learn
Making a reservation
進行預訂
jìn xíng yù dìng
Requesting specific seating
要求特定座位
yāo qiú tè dìng zuò wèi
Expressing preferences
表達喜好
biǎo dá xǐ hào
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are making a reservation at a restaurant. You prefer an outdoor seating arrangement where you can enjoy a beautiful view. During the conversation, you discuss your seating preferences and confirm the reservation.
你好，我想訂一個餐廳的位子。
nǐ hǎo wǒ xiǎng dìng yī gè cān tīng de wèi zi
Hello, I would like to book a table at a restaurant.
好的，請問你有沒有特別喜歡的座位區？
hǎo de qǐng wèn nǐ yǒu méi yǒu tè bié xǐ huān de zuò wèi qū
Sure, do you have a preferred seating area?
我可以選擇室內還是室外的座位嗎？
wǒ kě yǐ xuǎn zé shì nèi hái shì shì wài de zuò wèi ma
Can I choose between indoor and outdoor seating?
當然可以。你喜歡室內還是室外的座位？
dāng rán kě yǐ nǐ xǐ huān shì nèi hái shì shì wài de zuò wèi
Of course. Do you prefer indoor or outdoor seating?
我比較喜歡室外的座位，可以看到美麗的景色。
wǒ bǐ jiào xǐ huān shì wài de zuò wèi kě yǐ kàn dào měi lì de jǐng sè
I prefer outdoor seating, you can see beautiful scenery.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
你
nǐ
You
好
hǎo
Good
你好
nǐ hǎo
Hello
🇹🇼 [你好] is fine with staff, but in Taiwan you'll also often open with [不好意思] to get someone's attention politely, especially in a busy restaurant.
See breakdown →我
wǒ
I
想
xiǎng
Want
💬 In requests, [我想] often sounds softer than a direct "I want." You can reuse [想] this way in service situations: [我想訂位] or [我想坐室內]
See breakdown →我想
wǒ xiǎng
I would like
💬 [我想] is a very common polite way to lead into a request, like "I'd like to…" rather than a blunt "I want." Swap in another action after it: [我想訂位] or [我想改時間]
See breakdown →訂
dìng
Reserve
💬 [訂] is the verb "book/reserve," and it combines with many things: [訂位] for reserve a table, [訂房] for book a room. In Taiwan restaurant talk, you'll hear [訂位] very often.
See breakdown →位子
wèi zi
Table
💬 For restaurants, [位子] often means your table or spot, not just a single chair. [座位] is a bit more general or formal, while [位子] is very everyday in speech.
See breakdown →餐廳
cān tīng
Restaurant
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