Deciding on the Time for a Meal

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1.   
我哋幾多點 / 幾點食好呀？
ngo5 dei6gei2 do1 dim2 / gei2 dim2sik6hou2aa3?
wewhat timeeatgoodSP
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 dei6sik6gei2 do1 dim2 / gei2 dim2hou2aa3?
weeatwhat timegoodSP
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 dei6sik6baat3dim2ou1m4ou1 kei1aa3?
weeat8o'clockokaynotokaySP
Is eating at 8:00 okay?
4. 
我哋食八點好唔好呀？
ngo5 dei6sik6baat3dim2hou2m4hou2aa3?
weeat8o'clockgoodnotgoodSP
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 jyu4ngo5 dei6sik6baat3dim2aa1.
why notweeat8o'clockSP
Why don’t we eat at 8:00?
6. 
不如食早啲吖。
bat1 jyu4sik6zou2 di1aa1.
why noteatearlierSP
Why don’t we eat earlier?
7.   
不如食晏啲 / 遲啲吖。
bat1 jyu4sik6aan3 di1 / ci4 di1aa1.
why noteatlater / laterSP
Why don’t we eat later?
8. 
噉食七點你O唔OK呀？
gam2sik6cat1dim2nei5ou1m4ou1 kei1aa3?
theneat7o'clockyouokaynotokaySP
Is eating at 7:00 okay with you then?
9. 
OK呀。
ou1 kei1aa3.
okaySP
Okay. [= Yes. / Sure.]
10. 
好呀。
hou2aa3.
goodSP
Good. [= Yes. / Sure.]
11. 
噉就食七點啦。
gam2zau6sik6cat1dim2laa1.
then[determination]eat7o'clockSP
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。
ngo5jat1 zan6buk1 / deng6toi2aa1.
Iin a momentbooktableSP
Let me book a table in a moment.
13.   
我一陣book / 訂位吖。
ngo5jat1 zan6buk1 / deng6wai2aa1.
Iin a momentbookseatSP
Let me book the seats in a moment.
14. 
好呀。
hou2aa3.
goodSP
Good.