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How to Say ‘We'll hold the table for fifteen minutes.’ in Mexican Spanish

Le guardamos la mesa quince minutos.

leh gwahr-DAH-mohs lah MEH-sah KEEN-seh mee-NOO-tohs

[leh gwahr-DAH-mohs lah MEH-sah KEEN-seh mee-NOO-tohs]

Phrase Breakdown

Le guardamos la mesa

leh gwahr-DAH-mohs lah MEH-sah

We'll hold the table for you

Say it as 'le gwar-DA-mos la ME-sa'.

Example

Le guardamos la mesa hasta las nueve.

We'll hold the table for you until nine.

Words in this phrase

Le

[leh]

to you

Referring to the action directed at the listener.

Example

Lo que le preocupa está resuelto.

What concerns you is resolved.

guardamos

[gwahr-DAH-mohs]

we hold / keep

Present tense of 'guardar', first person plural.

Example

Guardamos tu lugar.

We'll save your spot.

la

[lah]

the

Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.

Example

La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».

The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”

mesa

[MEH-sah]

Table

Piece of furniture with a flat top and legs.

Example

La mesa está reservada a nombre de Juan.

The table is reserved in the name of Juan.

quince minutos.

KEEN-seh mee-NOO-tohs

fifteen minutes.

Say it as 'KIN-se mi-NU-tos'. In Mexico, 'c' before 'e' sounds like 's'.

Example

Espere quince minutos.

Wait fifteen minutes.

Words in this phrase

quince

[KEEN-seh]

fifteen

The number 15.

Example

Son quince pesos.

It's fifteen pesos.

minutos

[mee-NOO-tohs]

minutes

Plural of 'minuto'.

Example

Espere cinco minutos.

Wait five minutes.

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