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How to Say ‘I'd like to reserve a table.’ in Spain Spanish

Quisiera reservar una mesa.

kee-SYEH-rah reh-sehr-BAR OO-nah MEH-sah

[kee-SYEH-rah reh-sehr-BAR OO-nah MEH-sah]

💬 Usage Tip: [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].

Phrase Breakdown

Quisiera

[kee-SYEH-rah]

I would like

Polite phrase starter used to make requests in Spanish.

Example

Quisiera reservar una mesa para mañana.

I would like to reserve a table for tomorrow.

reservar

[reh-sehr-BAR]

to reserve / to book

Verb for making a booking in advance.

Example

Voy a reservar una mesa para dos.

I am going to reserve a table for two.

Una mesa

OO-nah MEH-sah

a table

The object being reserved: a table in a restaurant.

Example

Hay una mesa libre allí.

There is a free table there.

Words in this phrase

una

[OO-nah]

a / one

Feminine singular article used with nouns like 'mesa'.

Example

Quisiera una mesa en la terraza.

I would like a table on the terrace.

mesa

[MEH-sah]

table

Restaurant table where customers sit to eat.

Example

La mesa está lista para los clientes.

The table is ready for the customers.

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