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How to Say ‘Do you have a free table?’ in Portuguese

Tem uma mesa livre?

tayng OO-muh MEH-zah LEE-vruh

[tayng OO-muh MEH-zah LEE-vruh]

💬 Usage Tip: Tem is the polite 'you have' and works as a question just by raising your voice at the end. Swap in anything: Tem ementa em inglês? "Do you have a menu in English?"

Phrase Breakdown

Tem uma mesa

tayng OO-muh MEH-zah

Do you have a table

'Tem' is a nasal 'tai(ng)' and links into 'uma'. 'Mesa' is 'MEH-zuh'.

Example

Tem uma mesa lá fora?

Do you have a table outside?

Words in this phrase

Tem

[tayng]

you have (formal)

Form of 'ter' (to have) used with 'você' or the polite third person to address a stranger.

Example

O senhor tem um carro bonito.

You have a nice car, sir.

uma

[OO-muh]

a / one (feminine)

The feminine singular indefinite article, used before feminine nouns like 'mesa'.

Example

Ao chegar, pedimos Uma mesa para dois.

When arriving, we ask for 'A table' for two.

mesa

[MEH-zah]

Table

The word used for a restaurant table in a reservation context.

Example

A Mesa está reservada para as nove.

The table is reserved for nine o'clock.

livre?

LEE-vruh

free / available?

'Livre' means 'free' or 'unoccupied'. Say it as 'LEE-vr', because the final 'e' is barely heard.

Example

Este lugar está livre?

Is this seat free?

Words in this phrase

livre

[LEE-vruh]

free; available; unoccupied

Used to say something is available/unoccupied (a seat on the tram/train).

Example

Este lugar está livre, pode sentar-se.

This seat is free, you can sit down.

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