How to Say ‘The room is already booked’ in Mexican Spanish
El salón ya está apartado
el sah-LOHN yah Eh-stah ah-pahr-TAH-doh
[el sah-LOHN yah Eh-stah ah-pahr-TAH-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: apartar "to set aside" is the everyday Mexican word for booking or holding something. reservar also works, but you'll hear apartar a lot.
Phrase Breakdown
El salón
el sah-LOHN
The hall / event room
Stress the last syllable: 'sa-LÓN'.
El salón es muy grande.
The hall is very big.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
salón
[sah-LOHN]
room / hall
A large room used for events or dining.
El salón está decorado.
The room is decorated.
ya está apartado
yah Eh-stah ah-pahr-TAH-doh
is already reserved
'Apartado' is the common Mexican word for reserved or booked. 'Ya' means already.
La mesa ya está apartada.
The table is already reserved.
Words in this phrase
ya
[yah]
Already
'Ya' is an adverb expressing that something has occurred already or yet.
Ya terminé mis tareas.
I have already finished my homework.
está
[Eh-stah]
Is
Indicates current state or condition.
La cita está confirmada.
The appointment is confirmed.
apartado
[ah-pahr-TAH-doh]
reserved / booked
Set aside for someone; common in Mexico for 'reserved'.
La mesa ya está apartada.
The table is already reserved.
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