EP51 等位 Wait For A Seat

 Chinese 101: expressions on taking a number and waiting for seats in a restaurant

 

Language Tips: Different types of restaurant in China and eating experience

 

Story of The Day: The courtyard is as crowded as a marketplace 门庭若市 mén tíng ruò shì

 

 

Dialogue:

 

A：您好，欢迎光临！请问您几位？有预订吗？

 

Nín hǎo ，huān yíng guāng lín ！qǐng wèn nín jǐ wèi ？yǒu yù dìng ma ？

 

Hello and welcome! May I ask how many people are you together? 

 

Do you have a reservation?

 

B：没有，我们四个人。有位置吗？

 

Méi yǒu ，wǒ men sì gè rén 。yǒu wèi zhì ma ？

 

No，we have 4 people together. Do you have seats?

 

A：现在是用餐高峰时期，需要等位。

 

Xiàn zài shì yòng cān gāo fēng shí qī ，xū yào děng wèi 。

 

It’s a rush hour for having meals now, you need to wait for your seats.

 

B：好的。我先排队取号吧。

 

Hǎo de 。wǒ xiān pái duì qǔ hào ba 。

 

Okay. Let me take a number and take my turn.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【欢迎光临】huān yíng guāng lín: Welcome 

 

【预订】yù dìng: book; reservation; 

 

【位置】wèi zhì: place; seats

 

【现在】xiàn zài: now

 

【用餐】yòng cān：eating; having meals; having dinner

 

【高峰时期】gāo fēng shí qī： rush hour; peak hour

 

【等位】děng wèi：wait for a seat

 

【排队】pái duì: queuing; in line; wait in line

 

【取号】qǔ hào: take a number (and wait for one’s turn)

 

Hosts: Liu Min & Sam Duckett & Jessica 

 

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

 

Producer: Lu Chang