Restaurant reservations (Advanced): Number of guests
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Key Phrases
Je voudrais réserver une table.
I would like to reserve a table.
Pour quatre personnes, s'il vous plaît.
For four people, please.
Vers vingt heures, si possible.
Around eight o'clock, if possible.
Skills You'll Learn
How to make a restaurant reservation politely.
Comment réserver une table au restaurant poliment.
How to say the number of people in a booking.
Comment indiquer le nombre de personnes pour une réservation.
How to ask for and confirm a reservation time.
Comment demander et confirmer l'heure d'une réservation.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in France to reserve a table for dinner tonight. You ask politely for a table, give the number of people, and confirm the time with the staff.
Bonjour, je voudrais réserver une table pour ce soir.
Hello, I would like to reserve a table for tonight.
Bonjour, bien sûr. Pour combien de personnes ?
Hello, of course. For how many people?
Pour quatre personnes, s'il vous plaît.
For four people, please.
Très bien. À quelle heure souhaitez-vous venir ?
Very well. What time would you like to come?
Vers vingt heures, si possible.
Around eight o'clock, if possible.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Bonjour.
bohn-zhoor
Hello.
🇫🇷 [Bonjour] is the normal way to open almost any interaction in France, including with restaurant staff. Skipping it can sound abrupt, even if you get straight to your request politely.
See breakdown →Je voudrais
zhuh voo-dray
I would like
💬 [Je voudrais] is the polite way to say what you want in shops, cafés, and restaurants. You can reuse the pattern with another thing: [Je voudrais une table] or [Je voudrais réserver].
See breakdown →Réserver
ray-zair-vay
To book / to reserve
Une table
ewn tahbl
A table
Je voudrais réserver une table.
zhuh voo-dray ray-zair-vay ewn tahbl
I would like to reserve a table.
🇫🇷 This is polite and natural for making a reservation by phone or in person. In everyday French, [je voudrais] sounds smoother and less direct than a plain [je veux].
See breakdown →Pour
poor
For
Ce soir
suh swahr
This evening / tonight
Pour ce soir.
poor suh swahr
For tonight.
Bien sûr.
bee-ehn sewr
Of course.
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