Restaurant reservations Part 3: Requesting accommodations for special occasions, such as birthdays or anniversaries.
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Key Phrases
Quisiera reservar una mesa para este sábado.
I'd like to reserve a table for this Saturday.
Seremos seis. Es el cumpleaños de mi mamá.
There will be six of us. It's my mom's birthday.
Me gustaría una mesa tranquila cerca de la ventana y un pequeño postre con una vela.
I'd like a quiet table near the window and a small dessert with a candle.
Skills You'll Learn
How to make a restaurant reservation politely.
Cómo hacer una reservación en un restaurante de manera cortés.
How to say the number of people and mention a special occasion.
Cómo decir cuántas personas serán y mencionar una ocasión especial.
How to request table preferences, dessert arrangements, and give a time.
Cómo pedir preferencias de mesa, arreglos de postre y dar una hora.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant to reserve a table for six people this Saturday for your mother’s birthday, requesting a quiet table by the window and a small dessert with a candle.
Hola, quisiera reservar una mesa para este sábado.
Hello, I’d like to reserve a table for this Saturday.
Claro, ¿para cuántas personas sería?
Of course, for how many people would it be?
Seremos seis. Es el cumpleaños de mi mamá.
There will be six of us. It’s my mom’s birthday.
Qué bonito. ¿Quieren alguna mesa especial?
How lovely. Would you like any special table?
Sí, si es posible, una mesa tranquila cerca de la ventana.
Yes, if possible, a quiet table near the window.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Quisiera
kee-SYEH-rah
I would like
💬 [Quisiera] is a softer, more polite way to say what you want than a direct [quiero]. You can reuse it with other requests too: [quisiera cambiar la hora] or [quisiera una mesa afuera].
See breakdown →Reservar
reh-sehr-VAHR
To reserve / to book
Una mesa
OO-nah MEH-sah
A table
💬 [Mesa] is feminine, so it uses [una], not [un]. The adjective matches too: [una mesa tranquila], but [un lugar tranquilo].
See breakdown →Quisiera reservar una mesa.
kee-SYEH-rah reh-sehr-VAHR OO-nah MEH-sah
I'd like to reserve a table.
💬 [Quisiera] makes the request sound polite and less blunt than [quiero]. This is a very reusable service phrase: [quisiera reservar], [quisiera cambiar], [quisiera pedir].
See breakdown →Para
PAH-rah
For
Este sábado
EHS-teh SAH-bah-doh
This Saturday
Para este sábado
PAH-rah EHS-teh SAH-bah-doh
For this Saturday
Claro.
KLAH-roh
Of course.
¿Cuántas personas?
KWAHN-tahs pehr-SOH-nahs
How many people?
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