Restaurant reservations Part 3: Requesting accommodations for special occasions, such as birthdays or anniversaries.
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Key Phrases
Vorrei prenotare un tavolo per sabato sera.
I would like to book a table for Saturday evening.
Per quattro persone, alle otto, se possibile.
For four people, at eight o'clock, if possible.
Possiamo anche avere una piccola torta al cioccolato con le candeline?
Can we also have a small chocolate cake with candles?
Skills You'll Learn
How to make a restaurant reservation politely.
Come prenotare un tavolo al ristorante in modo cortese.
How to give details like day, time, and number of people.
Come indicare dettagli come giorno, orario e numero di persone.
How to request special arrangements for a birthday celebration.
Come chiedere richieste speciali per festeggiare un compleanno.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling an Italian restaurant to book a table for Saturday evening for four people and arrange a small birthday surprise for your wife, including a chocolate cake with candles.
Buonasera, vorrei prenotare un tavolo per sabato sera.
Good evening, I’d like to book a table for Saturday evening.
Certamente, per quante persone?
Certainly, for how many people?
Per quattro persone, alle otto, se possibile.
For four people, at eight o'clock, if possible.
Va benissimo. È per un'occasione speciale?
Very good. Is it for a special occasion?
Sì, festeggiamo il compleanno di mia moglie.
Yes, we are celebrating my wife's birthday.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Buonasera.
bwoh-nah-SEH-rah
Good evening.
🇮🇹 [Buonasera] works both when arriving and when leaving in the evening, especially in polite service situations like restaurants.
See breakdown →Vorrei
vohr-RAY
I would like
💬 [Vorrei] is a softer, more polite way to ask for something than a plain [voglio]. You can reuse it with almost any request: [vorrei prenotare], [vorrei un tavolo], [vorrei una bottiglia d'acqua].
See breakdown →Prenotare
preh-noh-TAH-reh
To book / to 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 polite and low-pressure, like "I'd like to…" rather than a direct demand. It's one of the most useful ways to start requests in Italy: [Vorrei prenotare], [vorrei cambiare tavolo], [vorrei ordinare].
See breakdown →Per sabato
pehr SAH-bah-toh
For Saturday
Sera
SEH-rah
Evening
Per sabato sera.
pehr SAH-bah-toh SEH-rah
For Saturday evening.
Certamente.
chehr-tah-MEN-teh
Certainly.
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