How to Say ‘We hold the table for fifteen minutes’ in French
On garde la table un quart d'heure
on GARD lah TAH-bluh kar dee UR
[on GARD lah TAH-bluh kar dee UR]
Phrase Breakdown
On garde la table
on GARD lah TAH-bluh
We hold the table
Say it as 'on gard la tabl'.
On garde la table pour vous.
We'll hold the table for you.
Words in this phrase
On
[on]
We
Used by a speaker to refer to themself and one or more other people considered together.
On y va maintenant.
We are going now.
garde
[GARD]
keep / hold
Form of 'garder' (to keep, to save a place).
Je garde ta place.
I'm saving your seat.
la
[lah]
the
A definite article preceding a noun.
La porte est ouverte.
The door is open.
table
[TAH-bluh]
table
The reserved restaurant table.
Votre table est réservée.
Your table is reserved.
un quart d'heure
kar dee UR
for a quarter of an hour
No 'pour' is needed for this duration. Say 'un kar deur'.
Attendez un quart d'heure.
Wait a quarter of an hour.
Words in this phrase
un
quart
[kar]
quarter
A fourth part; with 'd'heure' it means fifteen minutes.
Il est trois heures et quart.
It's a quarter past three.
d'
[dee]
of
Used to indicate possession or connection.
Le livre d'un ami.
The book of a friend.
heure
[UR]
hour
A period of sixty minutes; 'un quart d'heure' is fifteen minutes.
J'attends depuis une heure.
I've been waiting for an hour.
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