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How to Say ‘I'd like to reserve a table.’ in French

Je voudrais réserver une table.

zhuh voo-dray ray-zair-vay ewn tahbl

[zhuh voo-dray ray-zair-vay ewn tahbl]

💬 Usage Tip: [Je voudrais] is a very standard polite way to ask for something in French. Swap the last part easily: [Je voudrais réserver une table], [Je voudrais une table au rez-de-chaussée].

Phrase Breakdown

Je voudrais

zhuh voo-dray

I would like

Polite way to express a wish or make a request in French.

Example

Je voudrais un café.

I would like a coffee.

Words in this phrase

Je

[zhuh]

I

Subject pronoun meaning 'I.'

Example

Je voudrais réserver une table. pour quatre personnes.

I would like to reserve a table for four people.

voudrais

[voo-dray]

would like

Polite request form meaning 'would like.'

Example

Je voudrais réserver une table. près d'une rampe.

I would like to reserve a table near a ramp.

réserver

[ray-zair-vay]

to reserve

Verb meaning to book or reserve.

Example

Je voudrais réserver une table. pour ma mère.

I would like to reserve a table for my mother.

Une table

ewn tahbl

a table

In a restaurant, this means a dining table or a place to sit.

Example

Nous avons une table près de la fenêtre.

We have a table near the window.

Words in this phrase

une

[ewn]

a

Feminine singular indefinite article.

Example

Je voudrais réserver une table. au rez-de-chaussée.

I would like to reserve a table on the ground floor.

table

[tahbl]

table

A table in a restaurant.

Example

Je voudrais réserver une table. accessible en fauteuil roulant.

I would like to reserve a wheelchair-accessible table.

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