
Restaurant reservations Part 2: Specifying any dietary restrictions or special requests.
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Key Phrases
Quiero reservar una mesa para mañana en la noche.
I'd like to reserve a table for tomorrow night.
¿Para cuántas personas sería? Seríamos cuatro.
For how many people would it be? There will be four of us.
Una persona no come gluten y otra es vegetariana.
One person does not eat gluten, and another is vegetarian.
Skills You'll Learn
How to make a restaurant reservation politely.
Cómo hacer una reservación en un restaurante de manera amable.
How to say the number of people and request a specific time.
Cómo decir cuántas personas son y pedir una hora específica.
How to mention dietary restrictions and ask for a quiet table near the window.
Cómo mencionar restricciones alimentarias y pedir una mesa tranquila cerca de la ventana.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Mexico to reserve a table for tomorrow evening, asking about the time, number of people, dietary restrictions, and a quiet table by the window.
Hola, buenas tardes. Quiero reservar una mesa para mañana en la noche.
Hello, good afternoon. I’d like to reserve a table for tomorrow night.
Claro, con gusto. ¿Para cuántas personas sería?
Of course, with pleasure. How many people will there be?
Seríamos cuatro, por favor, a las ocho si se puede.
There will be four of us, please, at eight if possible.
Sí, tenemos lugar a las ocho. ¿Tienen alguna restricción alimentaria?
Yes, we have availability at eight. Do you have any dietary restrictions?
Sí, una persona no come gluten y otra es vegetariana.
Yes, one person does not eat gluten and another is vegetarian.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Buenas tardes.
BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs
Good afternoon.
Quiero
KYEH-roh
I want to
🇲🇽 [Quiero reservar una mesa] is common and understood, but a slightly softer, more natural way with staff is [Quisiera reservar una mesa] or [Me gustaría reservar una mesa].
See breakdown →Reservar
reh-sehr-BAHR
To reserve
Una mesa
OO-nah MEH-sah
A table
Quiero reservar una mesa.
KYEH-roh reh-sehr-BAHR OO-nah MEH-sah
I'd like to reserve a table.
🇲🇽 [Quiero reservar una mesa] is direct but normal. If you want to sound a bit more polished with restaurant staff, [Quisiera reservar una mesa] is a common upgrade.
See breakdown →Para mañana
PAH-rah mahn-YAH-nah
For tomorrow
🇲🇽 In Mexico, [mañana en la noche] is a normal way to mean tomorrow evening/night. You could also hear [mañana por la noche], but [en la noche] is very common in everyday speech.
See breakdown →En la noche
ehn lah NOH-cheh
In the evening
🇲🇽 In Mexico, [en la noche] is a very natural everyday way to talk about the evening/night. Don't expect only [por la noche]; both are used.
See breakdown →Para mañana en la noche.
PAH-rah mahn-YAH-nah ehn lah NOH-cheh
For tomorrow night.
🇲🇽 In Mexico, [mañana en la noche] sounds natural for tomorrow evening/night. It's the kind of wording you'd commonly use on the phone with a restaurant.
See breakdown →Claro.
KLAH-roh
Of course.
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