A1 · reviewed · starter
我想预约。
。 I’d like to make an appointment.Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next我想预约。 02 What does 我想预约 mean?想 softens want; 预约 means make an appointment or reservation.
PracticeI’d like to make an appointment. 03 Fill the pinyin for 预约。预 is fourth tone and 约 is first tone.
Practiceyù yuē 04 Which means you already have one: 我想预约 or 我有预约?有 means have; 想 means would like to.
Practice我有预约。Scene
When to use it
Starting a booking call or desk conversation for a service appointment.
Risk
safe
For ordering restaurant food, do not use 预约. Use 点餐 or 我要.
Literal
I want reserve appointment.
预约 covers appointments and many reservations. It is a high-value service word.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 我想预约 mean?
Answer: I’d like to make an appointment.
想 softens want; 预约 means make an appointment or reservation.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 预约。
Answer: yù yuē
预 is fourth tone and 约 is first tone.
Practice this prompt03 · Which means you already have one: 我想预约 or 我有预约?
Answer: 我有预约。
有 means have; 想 means would like to.
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