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How to Say ‘I'd like to reserve a table for four’ in Mexican Spanish

Quisiera reservar una mesa para cuatro

kee-SYEH-rah rreh-sehr-BAR OO-nah MEH-sah pah-rah KWAH-troh

[kee-SYEH-rah rreh-sehr-BAR OO-nah MEH-sah pah-rah KWAH-troh]

💬 Usage Tip: Quisiera is a softer, more polite "I'd like" than quiero "I want". It works for any request: Quisiera la cuenta "I'd like the check".

Phrase Breakdown

Quisiera reservar

kee-SYEH-rah rreh-sehr-BAR

I would like to reserve

'Quisiera' is a polite way to say 'I'd like'. Say it 'ki-SIE-ra re-ser-VAR'.

Example

Quisiera reservar un cuarto.

I'd like to reserve a room.

Words in this phrase

Quisiera

[kee-SYEH-rah]

I would like

Expresses a polite desire or wish.

Example

Quisiera reservar una mesa para dos.

I would like to reserve a table for two.

reservar

[rreh-sehr-BAR]

to reserve / book

Infinitive verb for booking something in advance, like a table or room.

Example

Voy a reservar un cuarto de hotel.

I'm going to book a hotel room.

una mesa

OO-nah MEH-sah

a table

The article and noun stay together. Stress 'ME'.

Example

Necesito una mesa grande.

I need a big table.

Words in this phrase

una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'

Example

Una reclutadora me dio su tarjeta hoy.

A recruiter gave me her card today.

mesa

[MEH-sah]

Table

Piece of furniture with a flat top and legs.

Example

La mesa está reservada a nombre de Juan.

The table is reserved in the name of Juan.

para cuatro

pah-rah KWAH-troh

for four

'Para' plus a number gives the number of people. Say it 'PA-ra KUA-tro'.

Example

Una mesa para cuatro, por favor.

A table for four, please.

Words in this phrase

para

[pah-rah]

for

Used to indicate the purpose or destination.

Example

Este regalo es para ti.

This gift is for you.

cuatro

[KWAH-troh]

Four

The number 4.

Example

Tengo 'cuatro' gatos.

I have 'four' cats.

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