Restaurant reservations: Setting preferences for seating, such as indoor, outdoor, or specific views.
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Key Phrases
Queria fazer uma reserva para sábado.
I would like to make a reservation for Saturday.
Para quatro pessoas, por favor.
For four people, please.
Se possível, na esplanada.
If possible, on the terrace.
Skills You'll Learn
Making a restaurant reservation for a specific day and time.
Fazer uma reserva num restaurante para um dia e hora específicos.
Saying how many people the reservation is for.
Dizer para quantas pessoas é a reserva.
Expressing seating preferences politely.
Expressar preferências de lugar de forma educada.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Portugal to book a table for Saturday, discussing the number of people, where you would like to sit, and the time of the reservation.
Boa tarde, queria fazer uma reserva para sábado.
Good afternoon, I’d like to make a reservation for Saturday.
Boa tarde! Para quantas pessoas?
Good afternoon! For how many people?
Para quatro pessoas, por favor.
For four people, please.
Prefere mesa no interior ou na esplanada?
Would you prefer a table inside or on the terrace?
Se possível, na esplanada, num canto calmo.
If possible, on the terrace, in a quiet corner.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Boa tarde.
BOH-ah TAR-d(ih)
Good afternoon.
Queria fazer uma reserva
kuh-REE-ah fah-ZHAIR OO-mah reh-ZAIR-vah
I would like to make a reservation.
🇵🇹 [Queria fazer uma reserva] is a polite, normal way to ask for something in Portugal. It sounds softer than a blunt direct request, which is why you hear this kind of wording a lot in service situations.
See breakdown →Para sábado.
PAH-rah SAH-buh-doo
For Saturday.
Queria fazer uma reserva para sábado.
kuh-REE-ah fah-ZHAIR OO-mah reh-ZAIR-vah PAH-rah SAH-buh-doo
I would like to make a reservation for Saturday.
🇵🇹 [Queria fazer uma reserva] is a polite, normal way to ask for something in Portugal. It sounds softer than a blunt direct request, which is why you hear this kind of wording a lot in service situations.
See breakdown →Para quantas pessoas?
PAH-rah KWAN-tash peh-SOH-ash
For how many people?
Para quatro pessoas,
PAH-rah KWAH-troo peh-SOH-ash
For four people,
Por favor.
poor fah-VOR
Please.
🇵🇹 In Portugal, [por favor] is common and natural with staff, but you do not need to add it to every single sentence. Using it once in the request is usually enough to sound polite.
See breakdown →Para quatro pessoas, por favor.
PAH-rah KWAH-troo peh-SOH-ash poor fah-VOR
For four people, please.
🇵🇹 In Portugal, [por favor] is common and natural with staff, but you do not need to add it to every single sentence. Using it once in the request is usually enough to sound polite.
See breakdown →Prefere mesa no interior
preh-FEHR MEH-zah noo een-teh-ree-OR
Do you prefer a table inside
💬 [No] is [em] + [o]: literally 'in the.' The same pattern shows up all the time: [no interior], [no jardim], [no restaurante].
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