How to Say ‘At what time would you like the table?’ in Portuguese
A que horas deseja a mesa?
ah kuh OH-rash duh-ZAY-zhah ah MEH-zah
[ah kuh OH-rash duh-ZAY-zhah ah MEH-zah]
💬 Usage Tip: [Deseja] is a more polished way to ask what someone wants than plain [quer]. You can use the same pattern yourself in formal situations: [A que horas deseja reservar?]
Phrase Breakdown
A que horas
ah kuh OH-rash
At what time
Used to ask for the time of an event or reservation.
A que horas deseja a mesa?
At what time would you like the table?
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
at
Used here in a time question meaning at what time.
A que horas deseja a mesa para hoje?
At what time would you like the table for today?
que
[kuh]
what
Part of the phrase a que horas, meaning what time.
A que horas deseja a mesa no sábado?
At what time would you like the table on Saturday?
horas
[OH-rash]
hours / time
In this expression it refers to the time of the reservation.
A que horas deseja a mesa para o jantar especial?
At what time would you like the table for the special dinner?
Deseja a mesa?
duh-ZAY-zhah ah MEH-zah
Do you want the table? / Would you like the table?
A formal way of asking if the person wants to reserve the table; in context, 'mesa' means a table at a restaurant.
Deseja a mesa para hoje à noite?
Would you like the table for tonight?
Words in this phrase
deseja
[duh-ZAY-zhah]
would you like
A formal and polite way to ask the customer's preference.
A que horas deseja a mesa junto ao terraço?
At what time would you like the table by the terrace?
a
[ah]
the
Feminine singular article used before mesa.
A que horas deseja a mesa reservada?
At what time would you like the reserved table?
mesa
[MEH-zah]
table
Refers to the table being booked at the restaurant.
A que horas deseja a mesa para quatro?
At what time would you like the table for four?
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