Reserving the Cafe's Private Room for a Birthday Party
IntermediateCafe
A female customer asks a male cafe staff member about reserving the private room for a small birthday party, focusing on the minimum spending requirement and whether she can bring her own cake.
L
LinW
WeiL
你好，我想问一下，你们的包间可以预订吗？
nǐ hǎo, wǒ xiǎng wèn yíxià, nǐmen de bāojiān kěyǐ yùdìng ma?
Hi, I'd like to ask, can your private room be reserved?
W
可以呀，请问您大概多少人，打算什么时候用？
kěyǐ ya, qǐngwèn nín dàgài duōshǎo rén, dǎsuàn shénme shíhou yòng?
Sure. May I ask roughly how many people, and when you plan to use it?
L
大概八到十个人，这周六晚上，想办一个小型的生日派对。
dàgài bā dào shí gè rén, zhè zhōuliù wǎnshang, xiǎng bàn yí gè xiǎoxíng de shēngrì pàiduì.
About eight to ten people, this Saturday evening. I want to throw a small birthday party.
W
好的，周六晚上正好还有空位。不过包间有最低消费。
hǎo de, zhōuliù wǎnshang zhènghǎo hái yǒu kòngwèi. búguò bāojiān yǒu zuìdī xiāofèi.
Okay, Saturday evening happens to still have an opening. But the private room has a minimum spending requirement.
L
那最低消费是多少呢？包含服务费吗？
nà zuìdī xiāofèi shì duōshǎo ne? bāohán fúwùfèi ma?
So what's the minimum spending? Does it include a service charge?
W
周末晚上包间最低消费八百块，已经含了百分之十的服务费。
zhōumò wǎnshang bāojiān zuìdī xiāofèi bābǎi kuài, yǐjīng hán le bǎi fēn zhī shí de fúwùfèi.
On weekend evenings the private room's minimum spending is eight hundred yuan, which already includes a ten percent service charge.
L
八百块应该没问题，我们点点饮料和小吃就差不多了。
bābǎi kuài yīnggāi méi wèntí, wǒmen diǎn diǎn yǐnliào hé xiǎochī jiù chàbùduō le.
Eight hundred yuan should be fine. If we order some drinks and snacks, that's just about enough.
W
没问题。对了，蛋糕您是打算自己带，还是在我们这儿订呢？
méi wèntí. duì le, dàngāo nín shì dǎsuàn zìjǐ dài, háishì zài wǒmen zhèr dìng ne?
No problem. By the way, are you planning to bring the cake yourself, or order it here with us?
L
我想自己带蛋糕，可以吗？会不会另外收开瓶费什么的？
wǒ xiǎng zìjǐ dài dàngāo, kěyǐ ma? huì bú huì lìngwài shōu kāipíngfèi shénme de?
I'd like to bring my own cake—is that okay? Will there be an extra corkage-type fee or anything?
W
可以自己带，不过我们会收五十块的服务费，帮您切蛋糕、准备盘子和叉子。
kěyǐ zìjǐ dài, búguò wǒmen huì shōu wǔshí kuài de fúwùfèi, bāng nín qiē dàngāo, zhǔnbèi pánzi hé chāzi.
You can bring your own, but we charge a fifty-yuan service fee to cut the cake for you and prepare plates and forks.
L
这样挺合理的，那我就订这周六晚上七点的包间吧。
zhèyàng tǐng hélǐ de, nà wǒ jiù dìng zhè zhōuliù wǎnshang qī diǎn de bāojiān ba.
That's pretty reasonable. Then I'll book the private room for this Saturday at seven in the evening.
W
好的，我先帮您记下来了。麻烦留个电话，到时候我们提前跟您确认。
hǎo de, wǒ xiān bāng nín jì xiàlái le. máfan liú gè diànhuà, dàoshíhou wǒmen tíqián gēn nín quèrèn.
Okay, I've noted it down for you first. Could you leave a phone number? We'll confirm with you in advance nearer the time.