Restaurant reservations: Number of guests

💬 [予約] is the noun "reservation," and Japanese often makes it into a verb by adding [する]: [予約する] = "to make a reservation." That same pattern works with lots of nouns, like [電話する] for "to call."

💬 [したいです] means "want to do," but it has to attach to the plain [する] form of a verb: [予約したいです] = "I want to reserve." You can reuse it with other verbs too, like [行きたいです] for "I want to go."

💬 [はい] is said (hai), but in real conversation it often sounds shorter and lighter than English "yes." In service situations it can also mean "I'm listening" or "certainly," not just simple agreement.

🇯🇵 [かしこまりました] is very polite service-language, so you'll hear staff say it to customers. You normally wouldn't say it back to restaurant staff; [はい] or [お願いします] is more natural from the customer side.

💬 For number of guests, places often use [名] instead of the more everyday [人]: [2名], [4名], [何名様]. Adding [様] makes it extra polite when talking about customers.

💬 [でしょうか] softens a question and makes it more polite than a direct [ですか]. You'll hear it a lot in customer service, like [いつがよろしいでしょうか].