Restaurant reservations Part 4: Asking about accessibility features for disabled guests.
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Key Phrases
Queria reservar uma mesa para sábado, por favor.
I would like to reserve a table for Saturday, please.
Também queria perguntar sobre acessibilidade.
I also wanted to ask about accessibility.
Há casa de banho adaptada perto da sala principal?
Is there an accessible bathroom near the main dining room?
Skills You'll Learn
How to make a restaurant reservation politely.
Como fazer uma reserva num restaurante com educação.
How to ask about accessibility features such as step-free entrance and wheelchair space.
Como perguntar sobre acessibilidade, como entrada sem degraus e espaço para cadeira de rodas.
How to request a convenient table location for someone with difficulty walking.
Como pedir uma mesa conveniente para alguém com dificuldade em andar.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Portugal to book a table for Saturday and ask about accessibility for your mother, including step-free access, an adapted bathroom, and a table near the entrance.
Boa tarde. Queria reservar uma mesa para sábado, por favor.
Good afternoon. I’d like to reserve a table for Saturday, please.
Boa tarde! Claro que sim. Para quantas pessoas?
Good afternoon! Of course. For how many people?
Para quatro pessoas. Também queria perguntar sobre acessibilidade.
For four people. I also wanted to ask about accessibility.
Com certeza. Temos entrada sem degraus e espaço para cadeira de rodas.
Of course. We have step-free entry and wheelchair space.
Que bom. Há casa de banho adaptada?
Nice. Is there an accessible bathroom?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Boa
BOH-ah
Good
Tarde
TAR-d(ih)
Afternoon
Boa tarde.
BOH-ah TAR-d(ih)
Good afternoon.
🇵🇹 [Boa tarde] is the standard polite greeting from around lunchtime into the 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 to
💬 [Queria] literally looks like "I wanted," but in Portugal it's a very common polite way to mean "I'd like" in requests. You can reuse the pattern with another verb: [Queria perguntar] = "I'd like to ask."
See breakdown →Reservar
reh-zehr-VAR
To reserve
Uma mesa
OO-muh MEH-zuh
A table
Queria reservar uma mesa.
kuh-REE-ah reh-zehr-VAR OO-muh MEH-zuh
I wanted to book a table.
💬 [Queria] is often used for polite requests where English would use "would like," so don't read it too literally as past tense. The same softening works in many service situations: [Queria marcar uma consulta.]
See breakdown →Para
PAH-ruh
For
Sábado
SAH-buh-doo
Saturday
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