Restaurant reservations Part 2: Inquiring about parking or valet services.
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Key Phrases
Queria reservar uma mesa.
I would like to book a table.
Para quatro pessoas, por favor.
For four people, please.
Têm serviço de valet?
Do you have valet service?
Skills You'll Learn
How to make a restaurant reservation politely.
Como fazer uma reserva num restaurante de forma educada.
How to say the number of people and choose a time.
Como indicar o número de pessoas e escolher uma hora.
How to ask about parking and valet services.
Como perguntar sobre estacionamento e serviço de valet.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Portugal to reserve a table for Saturday night and ask a few practical questions about parking before confirming the booking.
Boa tarde, queria reservar uma mesa para sábado à noite.
Good afternoon, I would like to book a table for Saturday night.
Boa tarde! Claro, para quantas pessoas?
Good afternoon! Of course, for how many people?
Para quatro pessoas, por favor.
For four people, please.
Perfeito. Temos mesa às oito ou às nove.
Perfect. We have a table at eight or at nine.
Às oito está ótimo. Queria também perguntar sobre estacionamento.
Eight o’clock is great. I also wanted to ask about parking.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Boa
BOH-ah
Good / afternoon (start of the greeting)
Tarde
TAR-d(uh)
Afternoon
Boa tarde.
BOH-ah TAR-d(uh)
Good afternoon.
🇵🇹 [Boa tarde] is the standard polite greeting from afternoon into early evening in Portugal, including when calling a restaurant. It sounds more natural than jumping straight into your request.
See breakdown →Queria
kuh-REE-ah
I would like / I wanted
💬 [Queria] literally looks like "I wanted," but in Portugal it's very often used to make requests sound softer: [Queria reservar uma mesa.] Same pattern: [Queria perguntar uma coisa.].
See breakdown →Reservar
reh-zehr-VAR
To reserve
Uma mesa
OO-ma MEH-zah
A table
Queria reservar uma mesa.
kuh-REE-ah reh-zehr-VAR OO-ma MEH-zah
I would like to book a table.
💬 [Queria] is a very common polite way to ask for something in Portugal, even though it literally means "I wanted." You can reuse it easily: [Queria reservar uma mesa.] / [Queria saber se têm estacionamento.].
See breakdown →Para
PAH-rah
For
Sábado
SAH-buh-doo
Saturday
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