Restaurant reservations Part 3 (Advanced): Confirming the reservation details, including date, time, and number of guests.

💬 Así es is a common way to confirm information, like that's right or exactly. You can use it when someone repeats your reservation details back to you.

💬 Oiga literally means "hear" and is the polite form of oye. Use it with anyone you'd call usted.

💬 la "it" attaches to the end of the verb: ampliar + la = ampliarla. It stands in for la reservación, and you'd use lo for a masculine word like el pedido "the order".

🇲🇽 Asking whether there'd be "a way" instead of demanding a change is the normal soft approach in Mexico. It gives staff room to say no politely.

💬 nos here means "us": literally "they joined themselves to us." Swap it to say who they joined: se me unieron "they joined me."

💬 Spanish often puts who did it after the verb: se nos unieron dos amigos. That's why unieron ends in -ieron, agreeing with dos amigos.

💬 checar "to check" is everyday Mexican Spanish. Spain uses comprobar or revisar instead.

💬 Times use las because it means las horas "the hours": a las ocho, a las tres. Only one o'clock takes la: a la una.

💬 ya no before a verb means "not anymore": ya no hay "there's none left." Spanish drops una "a" before mesa here, as it often does after tener in a negative.

💬 y media adds a half hour to any time: a las nueve y media "at nine thirty." For quarter past, use y cuarto.

💬 quedar bien means "to suit" or "to work for" someone. Swap nos for me to say "it works for me": me queda bien.

💬 When you have both me "for me" and la "it", me comes first and both sit before the verb: ¿me lo podría traer? "could you bring it to me?"

🇲🇽 In Mexico listo on its own is a common way to say "done, all good" when wrapping up a deal or task.

💬 Dates put the weekday, then just the number, with no "th": el viernes 14. Days of the week aren't capitalized in Spanish.

🇲🇽 Listo "ready" is the everyday Mexican way to say "done" or "all set." You'll hear it closing almost any arrangement.

💬 This is a plain statement turned into a polite request by rising intonation, with usted understood. Mexican staff use the same shape for many requests: ¿me da su nombre? "may I have your name?"

🇲🇽 Mexican restaurants, offices and events often state a tolerancia of 10 to 15 minutes. After that your table or slot may be given away, so ask about it when booking.

🇲🇽 un poquito softens bad news, a very Mexican habit. Saying un poquito tarde sounds far more polite than just tarde.

💬 por si means "in case" and is followed by a plain present verb, not a future one. Another example: por si llueve "in case it rains."

💬 Spanish often uses the present for near-future promises: le guardamos "we'll hold." le here means "for you" in the polite usted form.

💬 se plus a verb often means something happens without naming who does it: se libera "it gets released." You'll see the same pattern on signs like se renta "for rent."

💬 puntuales matches the plural "we" in estaremos, so it takes an -es ending. Alone you'd say ahí estaré puntual.

💬 Thanks takes por, never para: gracias por todo "thanks for everything."

🇲🇽 Mexican service staff often say this to show warm, willing service. Literally it means "with much pleasure". You'll hear it constantly, and it's a nice reply to give when someone thanks you.

💬 Literally "we await you." lo is the polite "you" for a man; to a woman staff would say la esperamos.

💬 Putting que before the verb turns it into a wish. Swap the time of day as needed: que tenga buen día "have a good day."

🇲🇽 This is the standard comeback when someone wishes you well, for example after que le vaya bien "have a good day." It's polite and works with anyone, from waiters to managers.

🇲🇽 In Mexico this is an everyday goodbye, even if you'll never see the person again. It's a natural way to end a phone call with a restaurant.