Restaurant reservations: Setting preferences for seating, such as indoor, outdoor, or specific views.
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Key Phrases
Vorrei prenotare un tavolo per domani sera.
I'd like to book a table for tomorrow evening.
Per quattro persone, verso le otto.
For four people, around eight o'clock.
Fuori, se possibile, in un posto tranquillo vicino a una stufa.
Outside, if possible, in a quiet spot near a heater.
Skills You'll Learn
How to make a restaurant reservation politely.
Come fare una prenotazione al ristorante in modo cortese.
How to say the number of people and the time for a booking.
Come indicare il numero di persone e l'orario della prenotazione.
How to express seating preferences like outside, quiet area, garden view, or near a heater.
Come esprimere preferenze per il tavolo, come fuori, in un posto tranquillo, con vista sul giardino o vicino a una stufa.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you’re calling an Italian restaurant in the evening to book a table for tomorrow, discussing the number of people, the time, and your seating preferences.
Buonasera, vorrei prenotare un tavolo per domani sera.
Good evening, I’d like to book a table for tomorrow evening.
Certamente, per quante persone?
Certainly, for how many people?
Per quattro persone, verso le otto.
For four people, around eight o’clock.
Va benissimo. Preferite un tavolo dentro o fuori?
That’s fine. Would you prefer a table inside or outside?
Se possibile, fuori, in un posto tranquillo.
If possible, outside, in a quiet spot.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Buonasera.
bwoh-nah-SEH-rah
Good evening.
Vorrei
vohr-RAY
I would like
💬 [Vorrei] is the softer, more polite way to say what you want in places like restaurants; it's less direct than [voglio]. You can reuse it with another verb: [Vorrei prenotare] or [Vorrei cambiare tavolo].
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'd like to book a table.
💬 [Vorrei] makes the request polite and a bit less blunt than a straight present-tense statement. It's a very reusable restaurant pattern: [Vorrei prenotare un tavolo], [Vorrei un tavolo fuori], [Vorrei cambiare posto].
See breakdown →Domani sera
doh-MAH-nee SEH-rah
Tomorrow evening
Per domani sera.
pehr doh-MAH-nee SEH-rah
For tomorrow evening.
Certamente.
cher-tah-MEN-teh
Certainly.
Quante persone
KWAHN-teh pehr-SOH-neh
How many people
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