Deciding on the Time for a Meal

1.

我哋	幾多點 / 幾點	食	好	呀	？
ngo5 dei6	gei2 do1 dim2 / gei2 dim2	sik6	hou2	aa3	?
we	what time	eat	good	SP

We eat at what time will be good? [= What time should we eat?]

2.

我哋	食	幾多點 / 幾點	好	呀	？
ngo5 dei6	sik6	gei2 do1 dim2 / gei2 dim2	hou2	aa3	?
we	eat	what time	good	SP

We eat at what time will be good? [= What time should we eat?]

When using the verb 食 sik6 (‘to eat’), we can put 幾多點 gei2 do1 dim2 / 幾點 gei2 dim2 (‘when’) or the time before or after it.

3.

我哋	食	八	點	O	唔	OK	呀	？
ngo5 dei6	sik6	baat3	dim2	ou1	m4	ou1 kei1	aa3	?
we	eat	8	o'clock	okay	not	okay	SP

Is eating at 8:00 okay?

4.

我哋	食	八	點	好	唔	好	呀	？
ngo5 dei6	sik6	baat3	dim2	hou2	m4	hou2	aa3	?
we	eat	8	o'clock	good	not	good	SP

Is eating at 8:00 good?

[= What do you think about eating at 8:00?]

5.

不如	我哋	食	八	點	吖	。
bat1 jyu4	ngo5 dei6	sik6	baat3	dim2	aa1	.
why not	we	eat	8	o'clock	SP

Why don’t we eat at 8:00?

6.

不如	食	早啲	吖	。
bat1 jyu4	sik6	zou2 di1	aa1	.
why not	eat	earlier	SP

Why don’t we eat earlier?

7.

不如	食	晏啲 / 遲啲	吖	。
bat1 jyu4	sik6	aan3 di1 / ci4 di1	aa1	.
why not	eat	later / later	SP

Why don’t we eat later?

8.

噉	食	七	點	你	O	唔	OK	呀	？
gam2	sik6	cat1	dim2	nei5	ou1	m4	ou1 kei1	aa3	?
then	eat	7	o'clock	you	okay	not	okay	SP

Is eating at 7:00 okay with you then?

9.

OK	呀	。
ou1 kei1	aa3	.
okay	SP

Okay. [= Yes. / Sure.]

10.

好	呀	。
hou2	aa3	.
good	SP

Good. [= Yes. / Sure.]

11.

噉	就	食	七	點	啦	。
gam2	zau6	sik6	cat1	dim2	laa1	.
then	[determination]	eat	7	o'clock	SP

Let’s just eat at 7:00 then.

We can add that we will book a table.

12.

我	一陣	book / 訂	枱	吖	。
ngo5	jat1 zan6	buk1 / deng6	toi2	aa1	.
I	in a moment	book	table	SP

Let me book a table in a moment.

13.

我	一陣	book / 訂	位	吖	。
ngo5	jat1 zan6	buk1 / deng6	wai2	aa1	.
I	in a moment	book	seat	SP

Let me book the seats in a moment.

14.

好	呀	。
hou2	aa3	.
good	SP

Good.