How to Say ‘I'd like to book a table for Saturday dinner, please.’ in Portuguese
Queria reservar uma mesa para sábado ao jantar, se faz favor.
kuh-REE-uh heh-zer-VAR OO-muh MAY-zah PAH-ruh SAH-bah-doo ow zhahn-TAR seh fash fah-VOR
[kuh-REE-uh heh-zer-VAR OO-muh MAY-zah PAH-ruh SAH-bah-doo ow zhahn-TAR seh fash fah-VOR]
Phrase Breakdown
Queria reservar
kuh-REE-uh heh-zer-VAR
I would like to book
A polite opening for a request. Reduce the unstressed vowels: 'kri-A rr'zer-VAR'.
Queria reservar para hoje.
I would like to book for today.
Words in this phrase
Queria
[kuh-REE-uh]
I would like
A polite way to introduce what you want to say.
Na frase «Queria» agradecer, o tom fica mais suave e profissional.
In the phrase “I would like” to thank, the tone becomes softer and more professional.
reservar
[heh-zer-VAR]
to book / to reserve
Verb for booking something in advance, like a table or room.
Quero reservar um quarto.
I want to book a room.
uma mesa
OO-muh MAY-zah
a table
Article and noun together: 'U-ma ME-za'.
Uma mesa na esplanada.
A table on the terrace.
Words in this phrase
uma
[OO-muh]
a
Feminine singular indefinite article before 'família'.
Uma empresa pode ter uma cultura muito acolhedora.
A company can have a very welcoming culture.
mesa
[MAY-zah]
table
Feminine noun; a table, e.g. in a restaurant.
A mesa está livre.
The table is free.
para sábado
PAH-ruh SAH-bah-doo
for Saturday
'Para' is often shortened to 'pra' in speech. Stress the first syllable of 'SÁ-ba-do'.
Fica para sábado.
It's set for Saturday.
Words in this phrase
para
[PAH-ruh]
for
Preposition used to show who something matters to.
Este tipo de ambiente é ideal para quem gosta de colaborar.
This type of environment is ideal for someone who likes collaborating.
sábado
[SAH-bah-doo]
Saturday
Day of the week; written lowercase in Portuguese.
Trabalho ao sábado.
I work on Saturdays.
ao jantar,
ow zhahn-TAR
for dinner
'Ao' sounds like 'ow'. The 'j' in 'jantar' is soft, like the 's' in 'measure': 'ow zhan-TAR'.
Vemo-nos ao jantar.
See you at dinner.
Words in this phrase
ao
[ow]
at (the)
Contraction of 'a' + 'o'; here used for a mealtime: at dinner.
Encontramo-nos ao almoço.
We meet at lunch.
jantar
[zhahn-TAR]
dinner
The evening meal; 'ao jantar' means at dinner time.
O jantar é às oito.
Dinner is at eight.
se faz favor.
seh fash fah-VOR
please.
A polite closing, said quickly: 'sfash fa-VOR'.
A conta, se faz favor.
The bill, please.
Words in this phrase
se
[seh]
(part of 'se faz favor')
Reflexive/impersonal particle in the polite phrase meaning 'please'.
Um café, se faz favor.
A coffee, please.
faz
[fash]
(part of) please
Form of 'fazer'; in the fixed phrase 'se faz favor' it means 'please'.
Um café, se faz favor.
A coffee, please.
favor
[fah-VOR]
favour
Noun meaning favour; used in polite phrases for 'please'.
Faz-me um favor?
Can you do me a favour?
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