Restaurant reservations (Advanced): Number of guests
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Key Phrases
Quisiera reservar una mesa.
I'd like to reserve a table.
¿Para cuántas personas sería?
For how many people would it be?
¿A qué hora la quiere?
At what time would you like it?
Skills You'll Learn
How to make a restaurant reservation politely.
Cómo hacer una reserva en un restaurante de forma educada.
How to say the number of people in your group.
Cómo decir cuántas personas hay en el grupo.
How to ask for and confirm a reservation time.
Cómo pedir y confirmar la hora de una reserva.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Spain to book a table for Saturday evening, speaking politely with the staff about the number of people, the time, and whether children will come.
Buenas tardes, quisiera reservar una mesa para este sábado.
Good afternoon, I’d like to reserve a table for this Saturday.
Claro, encantado. ¿Para cuántas personas sería?
Of course, with pleasure. How many people will there be?
Seríamos cuatro en total.
There would be four of us in total.
Perfecto, una mesa para cuatro. ¿A qué hora la quiere?
Perfect, a table for four. What time would you like it for?
A las nueve, si es posible.
At nine, if possible.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Buenas
BWEH-nahs
Good
Tardes
TAR-des
Afternoons / evening
Buenas tardes.
BWEH-nahs TAR-des
Good afternoon.
🇪🇸 [Buenas tardes] is a standard greeting in Spain from around lunchtime into the evening. In a restaurant call or at the door, it sounds more natural than jumping straight into your request.
See breakdown →Quisiera
kee-SYEH-rah
I would like
💬 [Quisiera] is a polite way to say [I would like], softer than a direct [quiero]. You can reuse it with other verbs: [quisiera reservar] or [quisiera cambiar la hora].
See breakdown →Reservar
reh-sehr-BAR
To reserve / book
Una mesa
OO-nah MEH-sah
A table
Quisiera reservar una mesa.
kee-SYEH-rah reh-sehr-BAR OO-nah MEH-sah
I'd like to reserve a table.
💬 [Quisiera] makes the request sound polite and less blunt than [quiero]. It's a useful pattern for service situations in Spain: [quisiera reservar una mesa], [quisiera una mesa para cuatro].
See breakdown →Para
PAH-rah
For
Este sábado
EHS-teh SAH-bah-doh
This Saturday
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