How to Say ‘Do you have a table for Friday night?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Tienen mesa para el viernes en la noche?
tee-eh-nen MEH-sah pah-rah ehl BYEHR-nehs en lah NOH-cheh
[tee-eh-nen MEH-sah pah-rah ehl BYEHR-nehs en lah NOH-cheh]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Tienen mesa
tee-eh-nen MEH-sah
Do you have a table
'Tienen' is 'you all have', used when you speak to a business. No article is needed before 'mesa'. Say 'TYEH-nen MEH-sah'.
¿Tienen mesa afuera?
Do you have a table outside?
Words in this phrase
Tienen
[tee-eh-nen]
Have
To possess or hold something.
Lo tienen en la casa.
They have it in the house.
mesa
[MEH-sah]
table
A piece of furniture; in restaurants, a place to sit and eat.
Queremos una mesa junto a la ventana.
We want a table by the window.
para el viernes
pah-rah ehl BYEHR-nehs
for Friday
Gives the day of the reservation. Link 'para el' smoothly.
Quiero reservar para el viernes.
I want to book for Friday.
Words in this phrase
para
[pah-rah]
for
Used to indicate the purpose or destination.
Este regalo es para ti.
This gift is for you.
el
[ehl]
on (with days)
Before a day of the week, 'el' means 'on'.
Abrimos el domingo.
We open on Sunday.
viernes
[BYEHR-nehs]
Friday
The fifth day of the week.
El viernes vamos a cenar fuera.
On Friday we're going out to dinner.
en la noche?
en lah NOH-cheh
in the evening?
Gives the time of day. Let your voice rise at the end, because it is a question.
¿Está abierto en la noche?
Is it open in the evening?
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
in / at
Preposition used in time expressions.
Desde ayer en la noche el agua sale fría.
Since last night the water has been coming out cold.
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.”
noche
[NOH-cheh]
night / evening
Refers to nighttime; in Mexico, en la noche means at night or in the evening.
En la noche dejó de funcionar el boiler.
At night the boiler stopped working.
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