Restaurant reservations: Number of guests
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Key Phrases
Queria fazer uma reserva.
I would like to make a reservation.
Para quantas pessoas?
For how many people?
No interior, se faz favor.
Indoors, please.
Skills You'll Learn
Making a restaurant reservation politely.
Fazer uma reserva num restaurante de forma educada.
Saying how many people are in the group, including adults and children.
Dizer quantas pessoas estão no grupo, incluindo adultos e crianças.
Choosing a seating preference, such as indoors or on the terrace.
Escolher uma preferência de lugar, como no interior ou na esplanada.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Portugal to book a dinner table for four people and choose whether you want to sit inside or on the terrace.
Boa tarde. Queria fazer uma reserva para jantar.
Good afternoon. I would like to make a reservation for dinner.
Boa tarde! Claro, para quantas pessoas?
Good afternoon! Of course, for how many people?
Somos quatro pessoas, por favor.
There are four of us, please.
Perfeito. Dois adultos e duas crianças?
Perfect. Two adults and two children?
Sim, exatamente.
Yes, exactly.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Boa
BOH-ah
Good
Tarde
TAR-d(uh)
Afternoon
Boa tarde.
BOH-ah TAR-d(uh)
Good afternoon.
🇵🇹 [Boa tarde.] is the normal polite greeting from after lunch until early evening in Portugal, including when you arrive at a restaurant.
See breakdown →Queria
kuh-REE-ah
I would like to
💬 [Queria] literally means [I wanted], but in requests it works like a softer [I'd like]. You'll hear the same polite past form in shops too: [Queria um café.]
See breakdown →Fazer
fah-ZAIR
Make / do
Uma reserva
OO-muh reh-ZAIR-vuh
A reservation
Queria fazer uma reserva.
kuh-REE-ah fah-ZAIR OO-muh reh-ZAIR-vuh
I would like to make a reservation.
💬 [Queria] is a very common polite way to ask for something in Portugal, even though it literally looks like past tense. You can reuse the pattern easily: [Queria reservar uma mesa.] or [Queria um café.]
🇵🇹 This is a standard polite way to start a request with staff; it sounds natural and not overly formal.
See breakdown →Para
PAH-ruh
For
Jantar
zhan-TAR
Dinner
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