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How to Say ‘I have a reservation’ in Mexican Spanish

Tengo una reservación

TEHN-go OO-nah reh-sehr-vah-SYON

[TEHN-go OO-nah reh-sehr-vah-SYON]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: reservación is the everyday word in Mexico. reserva is what you'll hear in Spain.

Phrase Breakdown

Tengo una

TEHN-go OO-nah

I have a

Say TEN-go U-na, linking the words smoothly.

Example

Tengo una pregunta.

I have a question.

Words in this phrase

Tengo

[TEHN-go]

I have

Expresses possession or the presence of something in one's life.

Example

Tengo una reservación para dos.

I have a reservation for two.

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.

reservación

[reh-sehr-vah-SYON]

Reservation

A noun referring to the action of reserving something, such as a table.

Example

Necesitamos 'reservación' para cuatro personas.

We need a reservation for four people.

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