How to Say ‘I can hold a table for you’ in Mexican Spanish
Le puedo apartar una mesa
leh PWED-o ah-pahr-TAHR OO-nah MEH-sah
[leh PWED-o ah-pahr-TAHR OO-nah MEH-sah]
💬 Usage Tip: le means "for you" in the polite usted form and goes before the verb pair. With a friend it would be te puedo apartar.
Phrase Breakdown
Le puedo apartar
leh PWED-o ah-pahr-TAHR
I can reserve for you
'Le' is the polite 'for you,' and 'apartar' means 'to set aside.' Stress the last syllable: a-par-TAR.
Le puedo apartar un lugar.
I can save you a spot.
Words in this phrase
Le
[leh]
to you
Referring to the action directed at the listener.
Lo que le preocupa está resuelto.
What concerns you is resolved.
puedo
[PWED-o]
I can
Used to express ability or permission.
¿Puedo reservar una mesa para mañana?
Can I reserve a table for tomorrow?
apartar
[ah-pahr-TAHR]
to set aside / save
To hold or reserve something for someone.
¿Me puede apartar un lugar?
Can you save me a spot?
una mesa
OO-nah MEH-sah
a table
'Mesa' is feminine, so it takes 'una.' Pronounce it MEH-sa, with a clear 's' and no 'z' sound.
Necesitamos una mesa para seis.
We need a table for six.
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
Piece of furniture with a flat top and legs.
La mesa está reservada a nombre de Juan.
The table is reserved in the name of Juan.
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