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

Quería reservar una mesa

keh-REE-ah reh-sehr-BAHR OO-nah MEH-sah

[keh-REE-ah reh-sehr-BAHR OO-nah MEH-sah]

💬 Usage Tip: Quería literally means "I wanted", but here it is a softer, politer way of asking than quiero "I want". It works for any request: Quería un café "I'd like a coffee".

Phrase Breakdown

Quería reservar

keh-REE-ah reh-sehr-BAHR

I wanted to book

Polite use of the imperfect 'quería' for requests. Stress 'que-RÍ-a' and 're-ser-VAR'. The single 'r' in the middle of 'reservar' is a quick tap, and the final 'r' is soft.

Example

Quería reservar dos habitaciones.

I'd like to book two rooms.

Words in this phrase

Quería

[keh-REE-ah]

I wanted

Imperfect tense of 'querer'; often softens requests and sounds polite in messages.

Example

Quería agradecerte el tiempo que me dedicaste ayer.

I wanted to thank you for the time you gave me yesterday.

reservar

[reh-sehr-BAHR]

to reserve / to book

Infinitive verb used for booking tables, rooms, etc.

Example

Quiero reservar para el sábado.

I want to book for Saturday.

una mesa

OO-nah MEH-sah

a table

Article and noun said together, almost as one word: 'u-na-ME-sa'. The 's' is a clear 's', never a 'z' sound.

Example

¿Tienen una mesa en la terraza?

Do you have a table on the terrace?

Words in this phrase

una

[OO-nah]

An article introducing a feminine singular noun.

Example

Busco una cultura cercana y humana.

I’m looking for a close and humane culture.

mesa

[MEH-sah]

table

Feminine noun; in restaurants, the table you book.

Example

La mesa está junto a la ventana.

The table is next to the window.

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