Restaurant reservations Part 3: Asking about any ongoing promotions or special menus.
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Key Phrases
Je voudrais réserver une table pour samedi soir.
I'd like to reserve a table for Saturday evening.
Pour combien de personnes ? Pour quatre personnes, vers 20 heures.
For how many people? For four people, around 8 pm.
Est-ce que vous avez une promotion ou un menu du week-end ?
Do you have a special offer or a weekend menu?
Skills You'll Learn
How to make a restaurant reservation politely.
Comment faire une réservation au restaurant poliment.
How to give details about number of people and time.
Comment préciser le nombre de personnes et l'heure.
How to ask about promotions and what a special menu includes.
Comment demander s'il y a des offres et ce que comprend un menu spécial.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in France to book a table for Saturday evening, ask about a special offer, and confirm your reservation.
Bonjour, je voudrais réserver une table pour samedi soir.
Hello, I’d like to reserve a table for Saturday evening.
Bonjour, avec plaisir. Pour combien de personnes ?
Hello, certainly. For how many people?
Pour quatre personnes, vers 20 heures.
For four people, around 8 pm.
Très bien, c'est possible. Vous souhaitez savoir s'il y a des offres en ce moment ?
Very well, that’s possible. Would you like to know if there are any current offers?
Oui, est-ce que vous avez une promotion ou un menu spécial ?
Yes, do you have a promotion or a special menu?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Je voudrais
zhuh voo-dray
I would like
💬 [Je voudrais] is a very common polite way to ask for something in France. You can reuse it with almost any noun or verb: [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'd like to reserve a table.
💬 [Je voudrais] softens the request compared with a direct present-tense form, so it sounds natural for service situations. You can use the same pattern elsewhere: [Je voudrais une carafe d'eau].
See breakdown →Pour samedi soir
poor sam-duh-dee swahr
For Saturday evening
Avec plaisir.
ah-vek pleh-zeer
Certainly.
🇫🇷 In a restaurant or shop, [Avec plaisir.] is a warm, normal service reply meaning they are happy to help. It often sounds a bit friendlier than a flat [oui].
See breakdown →Pour combien
poor kohm-bee-ehn
For how many
De personnes ?
duh pair-son
People?
Pour combien de personnes ?
poor kohm-bee-ehn duh pair-son
For how many people?
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