Restaurant reservations Part 2: Understanding cancellation policies and deadlines.
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Key Phrases
Quiero
I want
Para el sábado
For Saturday
Sin cargo
Without charge
Skills You'll Learn
Making a reservation
Hacer una reservación
Asking about cancellation policies
Preguntar sobre políticas de cancelación
Expressing gratitude
Expresar gratitud
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are making a dinner reservation at a restaurant in Mexico. You are conversing in Spanish with the restaurant's booking assistant. You need to provide details such as the date, time, number of guests, and name for the reservation. You also inquire about their cancellation policy and how to cancel if necessary.
Hola, buenos días. ¿En qué puedo ayudarte?
Hello, good morning. How can I help you?
Hola, quiero hacer una reservación para cenar.
Hello, I want to make a dinner reservation.
Claro, ¿para qué día y cuántas personas?
Sure, for which day and how many people?
Para el sábado a las ocho de la noche, para cuatro personas.
For Saturday at eight in the evening, for four people.
Perfecto, ¿a nombre de quién estará la reservación?
Perfect, under whose name will the reservation be?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola
oh-lah
Hi
💬 Use 'Hola' anytime, it's super friendly!
🇲🇽 'Hola' is a versatile greeting at any time of day.
See breakdown →Buenos
bweh-nos
Good
💬 Combine with times of day for greetings.
🇲🇽 Used as part of polite greetings.
See breakdown →Días
dee-ahs
Morning
💬 Literally means 'days'.
🇲🇽 Used in 'Buenos días' for morning greetings.
See breakdown →Buenos días
bweh-nos dee-ahs
Good morning
💬 Use till noon; it's common and polite.
🇲🇽 'Buenos días' is often heard in coffee shops and when entering stores.
See breakdown →¿En qué
en kay
How
💬 Start questions with '¿En qué' when asking about help.
🇲🇽 Common phrase starter in customer service.
See breakdown →Puedo
pweh-doh
Can I
💬 Think of it as 'able to'.
🇲🇽 Implies offering help or seeking permission.
See breakdown →Ayudarte?
ay-yoo-dar-teh
Help you?
💬 From 'ayuda' meaning 'help'.
🇲🇽 Often used by service staff.
See breakdown →¿En qué puedo ayudarte?
en keh pweh-doh ah-yoo-dar-teh
How can I help you?
💬 Polite way to offer assistance.
🇲🇽 Typical customer service phrase.
See breakdown →Quiero
kee-eh-roh
I want
💬 Similar to 'I would like to' in requests.
🇲🇽 Often used when ordering food or making requests.
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