How to Say ‘I'd like to reserve a table for Saturday.’ in Mexican Spanish
Quisiera reservar una mesa para el sábado.
kee-see-eh-rah reh-sehr-BAHR OO-nah MEH-sah pah-rah ehl SAH-bah-doh
[kee-see-eh-rah reh-sehr-BAHR OO-nah MEH-sah pah-rah ehl SAH-bah-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: Quisiera is the soft, polite way to say "I'd like", much gentler than quiero "I want". Swap in any request: Quisiera la cuenta "I'd like the check".
Phrase Breakdown
Quisiera reservar
kee-see-eh-rah reh-sehr-BAHR
I would like to reserve
'Quisiera' is a polite way to say 'I would like'. Say 'kee-SYEH-ra reh-ser-VAR', with a rolled 'rr' sound at the start of 'reservar'.
Quisiera reservar un cuarto.
I would like to reserve a room.
Words in this phrase
Quisiera
[kee-see-eh-rah]
I would like
Polite expression of desire or preference.
Quisiera comer ahora.
I would like to eat now.
reservar
[reh-sehr-BAHR]
to reserve / book
Infinitive verb used for booking tables, rooms or tickets.
Voy a reservar para las ocho.
I'm going to book for eight o'clock.
una mesa
OO-nah MEH-sah
a table
'Mesa' is feminine, so it takes 'una'. Say 'OO-na MEH-sa'.
Una mesa para cuatro, por favor.
A table for four, please.
Words in this phrase
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.
mesa
[MEH-sah]
table
A piece of furniture; in restaurants, a place to sit and eat.
La mesa está junto a la ventana.
The table is next to the window.
para el sábado.
pah-rah ehl SAH-bah-doh
for Saturday.
Use 'para el' plus a day to mean 'for' that day. 'Sábado' is stressed on the first syllable: SÁ-ba-do.
La fiesta es para el sábado.
The party is for Saturday.
Words in this phrase
para
[pah-rah]
for
Used to indicate the purpose or destination.
Este regalo es para ti.
This gift is for you.
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 day of the week after Friday.
El sábado vamos a cenar.
On Saturday we are going to have dinner.
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