Restaurant reservations Part 2: Specifying any dietary restrictions or special requests.
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Key Phrases
Vorrei prenotare un tavolo.
I would like to book a table.
Siamo in quattro.
There are four of us.
Vorremmo un tavolo tranquillo.
We would like a quiet table.
Skills You'll Learn
How to make a restaurant reservation for a specific day and time.
Come prenotare un tavolo al ristorante per un giorno e un orario specifici.
How to say how many people are in your group.
Come dire quante persone ci sono nel gruppo.
How to mention dietary needs and special seating requests.
Come indicare esigenze alimentari e richieste particolari per il tavolo.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling an Italian restaurant to book a table for tomorrow evening, mentioning how many people are coming and any special dietary or seating requests.
Buonasera, vorrei prenotare un tavolo per domani sera.
Good evening, I’d like to book a table for tomorrow evening.
Certo, per quante persone?
Sure, for how many people?
Siamo in quattro, alle otto va bene.
There are four of us, eight o'clock works fine.
Perfetto. Avete richieste particolari?
Perfect. Do you have any special requests?
Sì, mia moglie è vegetariana.
Yes, my wife is vegetarian.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Buonasera.
bwoh-nah-SEH-rah
Good evening.
🇮🇹 [Buonasera] works both when arriving and when leaving in the evening, so you'll hear it at several points in a restaurant interaction.
See breakdown →Vorrei
vohr-RAY
I would like
💬 [Vorrei] is the polite, softer way to say [I would like], and Italians use it constantly for requests. You can swap in other things after it: [vorrei un tavolo] or [vorrei prenotare].
See breakdown →Prenotare
preh-noh-TAH-reh
To book / reserve
Un tavolo
oon TAH-voh-loh
A table
Vorrei prenotare un tavolo.
vohr-RAY preh-noh-tah-REH oon TAH-voh-loh
I would like to book a table.
💬 [Vorrei] makes the request sound polite and less direct than a plain present-tense statement. The same pattern works for lots of service situations: [vorrei prenotare], [vorrei ordinare], [vorrei un'acqua].
See breakdown →Per domani sera.
pehr doh-MAH-nee SEH-rah
For tomorrow evening.
Certo.
CHEHR-toh
Of course.
Per quante persone?
pehr KWAHN-teh pehr-SOH-neh
For how many people?
Siamo
SYAH-moh
We are
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