How to Say ‘El Patio Restaurant, good afternoon.’ in Mexican Spanish
Restaurante El Patio, buenas tardes.
rehs-tow-RAHN-teh el PAH-tyoh BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs
[rehs-tow-RAHN-teh el PAH-tyoh BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Mexican businesses usually answer the phone with their name plus a greeting. buenas tardes runs from about noon until dark, so it's the right greeting for most calls about a dinner booking.
Phrase Breakdown
Restaurante El Patio,
rehs-tow-RAHN-teh el PAH-tyoh
El Patio Restaurant,
This is how staff answer the phone. Say 'res-tau-RAN-teh el PAH-tyo', then pause.
Restaurante El Patio, ¿en qué le ayudo?
El Patio Restaurant, how can I help you?
Words in this phrase
Restaurante
[rehs-tow-RAHN-teh]
restaurant
A place where meals are served to customers.
El restaurante abre a la una.
The restaurant opens at one.
El
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
Patio
[PAH-tyoh]
patio / courtyard
An open courtyard; here part of the restaurant's name.
Comemos en el patio.
We eat on the patio.
buenas tardes.
BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs
good afternoon.
Say 'BWEH-nas TAR-des'. Mexicans use it from about noon until dark.
Buenas tardes, señora.
Good afternoon, ma'am.
Words in this phrase
buenas
[BWEH-nahs]
good
Feminine plural of 'bueno', used in greetings.
Buenas noches, señora.
Good evening, ma'am.
tardes
[TAR-dehs]
afternoon
Plural of 'tarde'; used in the greeting 'buenas tardes'.
Buenas tardes, ¿en qué le ayudo?
Good afternoon, how can I help you?
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