How to Say ‘To hold the table’ in Mexican Spanish
Guardar la mesa
gwar-DAR lah MEH-sah
[gwar-DAR lah MEH-sah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Restaurants often hold a table about 15 minutes, so a host may say solo le guardamos la mesa 15 minutos "we only hold the table 15 minutes."
Phrase Breakdown
Guardar
[gwar-DAR]
to hold / keep
To save or keep something for someone.
Podemos guardar la mesa quince minutos.
We can hold the table fifteen minutes.
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
mesa
[MEH-sah]
Table
Piece of furniture with a flat top and legs.
La mesa está reservada a nombre de Juan.
The table is reserved in the name of Juan.
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