How to Say ‘I have a reservation on Saturday at eight.’ in Mexican Spanish
Tengo una reservación el sábado a las ocho.
TEHN-goh OO-nah reh-sehr-vah-SYOHN ehl SAH-bah-doh ah lahs OH-choh
[TEHN-goh OO-nah reh-sehr-vah-SYOHN ehl SAH-bah-doh ah lahs OH-choh]
💬 Usage Tip: Days take el and no word for "on": el sábado is "on Saturday". Times take a las: a las ocho, a las nueve "at nine".
Phrase Breakdown
Tengo una reservación
TEHN-goh OO-nah reh-sehr-vah-SYOHN
I have a reservation
'Tengo' means 'I have.' Stress the last syllable of 'reservación': re-ser-va-CIÓN.
Tengo una reservación para dos.
I have a reservation for two.
Words in this phrase
Tengo
[TEHN-goh]
I have
From the verb 'tener'; used to state possession or that you have a problem.
Tengo una fuga en el baño.
I have a leak in the bathroom.
una
[OO-nah]
a
Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'
Una reclutadora me dio su tarjeta hoy.
A recruiter gave me her card today.
reservación
[reh-sehr-vah-SYOHN]
reservation
A booking of a table; common word in Mexico.
Hice una reservación para dos.
I made a reservation for two.
el sábado
ehl SAH-bah-doh
on Saturday
Spanish uses 'el' + day to mean 'on [day].' Stress the first syllable: SÁ-ba-do.
Trabajo el sábado.
I work on Saturday.
Words in this phrase
el
[ehl]
on (with days)
Before a day of the week, 'el' means 'on'.
Abrimos el domingo.
We open on Sunday.
sábado
[SAH-bah-doh]
Saturday
The sixth day of the week.
El sábado vamos a cenar.
On Saturday we're going to dinner.
a las ocho.
ah lahs OH-choh
at eight o'clock
Use 'a las' plus a number for the time. Say O-cho with a 'ch' as in 'church.'
Llego a las ocho.
I arrive at eight.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
at / to
The preposition used before a person as a direct object.
Mira a papá. A veces llora de emoción.
Look at dad. Sometimes he cries with emotion.
las
[lahs]
the
Plural definite article used with plural nouns like 'gracias.'
"las" palabras de tu mensaje fueron muy profesionales.
The words in your message were very professional.
ocho
[OH-choh]
eight
The number 8; with 'las' it means eight o'clock.
Cenamos a las ocho.
We have dinner at eight.
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