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"My mom booked a table."
Translation:我的妈妈订位了。
January 16, 2018
17 Comments
edominey
59
My Chinese teacher told me that 的 is not necessary for close relationships, so 我媽媽 should be acceptable.
Keith_APP
1238
订 in itself means to book
位 means a seat / seats
Many words in Chinese are formed in this way including a verb and a noun at the same time for elaboration. Often this kind of words can be used both as a verb and as a noun (a similar application as a gerund).
e.g. 骑马 Ride + Horse
However, it would be a little bit tricky to add adverbs and adjectives to such phrases and stay natural. Please acknowledge it first and move on.