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How to Say ‘I'd like a table for two’ in Mexican Spanish

Quisiera una mesa para dos

kee-see-eh-rah OO-nah MEH-sah pah-rah dohs

[kee-see-eh-rah OO-nah MEH-sah pah-rah dohs]

Phrase Breakdown

Quisiera una mesa

kee-see-eh-rah OO-nah MEH-sah

I would like a table

A polite request. Link 'una' smoothly into 'mesa'.

Example

Quisiera una mesa grande.

I'd like a big table.

Words in this phrase

Quisiera

[kee-see-eh-rah]

I would like

Polite expression of desire or preference.

Example

Quisiera comer ahora.

I would like to eat now.

una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'

Example

Una reclutadora me dio su tarjeta hoy.

A recruiter gave me her card today.

mesa

[MEH-sah]

table

Furniture where you sit to eat; in restaurants, a reserved spot.

Example

La mesa está junto a la ventana.

The table is next to the window.

para dos

pah-rah dohs

for two

'Para' plus a number tells how many people. Tap the 'r' in 'para' lightly.

Example

Una mesa para cuatro.

A table for four.

Words in this phrase

para

[pah-rah]

for

Used to indicate the purpose or destination.

Example

Este regalo es para ti.

This gift is for you.

dos

[dohs]

Two

'Dos' is a cardinal number meaning two.

Example

Tengo dos hermanos.

I have two brothers.

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