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How to Say ‘I wanted to make a reservation’ in Mexican Spanish

Quería hacer una reservación

keh-REE-ah ah-SEHR OO-nah reh-sehr-vah-SYON

[keh-REE-ah ah-SEHR OO-nah reh-sehr-vah-SYON]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: Mexicans usually say reservación. You may hear reserva in Spain, but reservación is the natural choice here.

Phrase Breakdown

Quería hacer

keh-REE-ah ah-SEHR

I wanted to make

'Quería' (I wanted) is a soft, polite way to make a request. The 'h' in 'hacer' is silent: 'keh-REE-ah ah-SEHR'.

Example

Quería hacer una pregunta.

I wanted to ask a question.

Words in this phrase

Quería

[keh-REE-ah]

I wanted

A polite way to begin a message, making it sound softer and more natural.

Example

"Quería" escribirte hoy para seguir en contacto.

I wanted to write to you today to stay in touch.

hacer

[ah-SEHR]

To make

A verb used to indicate the action of making or doing something.

Example

Voy a 'hacer' una reservación para la cena.

I am going 'to make' a reservation for dinner.

una reservación

OO-nah reh-sehr-vah-SYON

a reservation

Mexicans usually say 'reservación' rather than 'reserva'. The stress falls on the last syllable: 'reh-sehr-vah-SYOHN'.

Example

Tengo una reservación a las ocho.

I have a reservation at eight.

Words in this phrase

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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