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How to Say ‘So that's a table for five, Saturday at eight.’ in Portuguese

Fica mesa para cinco, sábado às oito.

FEE-kah MEH-zah PAH-ruh SEEN-koo SAH-buh-doo ash OY-too

[FEE-kah MEH-zah PAH-ruh SEEN-koo SAH-buh-doo ash OY-too]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Staff usually read the booking back like this before hanging up. It's your moment to correct the number or time.

Phrase Breakdown

Fica mesa

FEE-kah MEH-zah

a table is set / you have a table

'Fica' here means 'it's booked' or 'it stays'. Say FEE-ka MAY-za. The 's' in 'mesa' sounds like 'z'.

Example

Fica mesa reservada.

The table is reserved.

Words in this phrase

Fica

[FEE-kah]

it is set / it will be

Used to confirm the final plan or booking.

Example

Então fica para sábado às oito. A reserva fica confirmada.

So it’s set for Saturday at eight. The reservation is confirmed.

mesa

[MEH-zah]

Table

The word used for a restaurant table in a reservation context.

Example

A Mesa está reservada para as nove.

The table is reserved for nine o'clock.

para cinco,

PAH-ruh SEEN-koo

for five,

'Para' is often reduced to 'pra' in fast speech. 'Cinco' sounds like 'SEEN-ku'.

Example

Uma mesa para cinco.

A table for five.

Words in this phrase

para

[PAH-ruh]

for

Preposition used to show who something matters to.

Example

Este tipo de ambiente é ideal para quem gosta de colaborar.

This type of environment is ideal for someone who likes collaborating.

cinco

[SEEN-koo]

five

The number 5.

Example

Uma mesa para cinco.

A table for five.

sábado às oito.

SAH-buh-doo ash OY-too

Saturday at eight.

Stress SÁ in 'sábado'. 'às' sounds like 'ash' and runs into 'oito'.

Example

Vemo-nos sábado às oito.

See you Saturday at eight.

Words in this phrase

sábado

[SAH-buh-doo]

Saturday

The day of the week 'Saturday'.

Example

Escolhi Para sábado. porque é mais conveniente para todos.

I chose For Saturday. because it is more convenient for everyone.

às

[ash]

at (a specific time)

“às” = “a” + “as”; used before clock times (às 10h30).

Example

Sai às 10h30 da plataforma 5.

It leaves at 10:30 from platform 5.

oito

[OY-too]

eight

The number 'eight'; with 'às' it gives a specific time.

Example

A reserva ficou marcada para Às oito.

The reservation was set for At eight.

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