Restaurant reservations Part 4: Exploring options for private or semi-private dining for groups.
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Key Phrases
Queria reservar para um grupo de família.
I'd like to make a reservation for a family group.
Qual delas é mais calma, para conversar à vontade?
Which one is quieter, so we can chat comfortably?
Ainda há disponibilidade no sábado ao jantar?
Is there still availability on Saturday for dinner?
Skills You'll Learn
Making a restaurant reservation for a group.
Fazer uma reserva num restaurante para um grupo.
Asking about private or semi-private seating options.
Perguntar sobre opções de sala privada ou semi-privada.
Checking availability and menu options for a family dinner.
Verificar disponibilidade e opções de menu para um jantar em família.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you’re calling a restaurant in Portugal to book a dinner for a family group of twelve, asking about a private or semi-private space, menu options, and Saturday evening availability.
Boa tarde. Queria reservar para um grupo de família.
Good afternoon. I’d like to make a reservation for a family group.
Boa tarde. Com certeza. Para quantas pessoas?
Good afternoon. Of course. For how many people?
Somos doze. Procuramos uma sala privada ou semi-privada.
There are twelve of us. We’re looking for a private or semi-private room.
Temos uma sala privada pequena e uma zona semi-privada no salão.
We have a small private room and a semi-private area in the dining room.
Qual delas é mais calma para conversar à vontade?
Which one is quieter for chatting comfortably?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Boa tarde.
BOH-ah TAR-d(uh)
Good afternoon.
Queria
kuh-REE-ah
I would like to
💬 [Queria] literally means [I wanted], but in Portugal it's very often used to make requests sound polite: [Queria reservar.] You can reuse the same pattern with another verb, like [Queria saber] for "I'd like to know."
See breakdown →Reservar
reh-zehr-VAR
Book / make a reservation
Queria reservar.
kuh-REE-ah reh-zehr-VAR
I'd like to make a reservation.
🇵🇹 This is a normal polite way to start a reservation request in Portugal. It sounds softer than a direct [Quero reservar], which can come across as blunt with staff you don't know.
See breakdown →Para um grupo
PAH-rah oom GROO-poo
For a group
De família
duh fah-MEE-lee-ah
Of family / a family
Para um grupo de família
PAH-rah oom GROO-poo duh fah-MEE-lee-ah
For a family group
Com certeza.
kohng ser-TEH-zah
Of course.
Para quantas
PAH-rah KWAHN-tash
For how many
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