Restaurant reservations: Number of guests
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Key Phrases
Me gustaría
I would like
Para cuatro personas
For four people
A las ocho de la noche
At eight in the evening
Skills You'll Learn
Making a reservation
Hacer una reserva
Specifying a number of people
Especificar el número de personas
Indicating time preferences
Indicar preferencias de horario
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Spain to make a dinner reservation. The conversation involves confirming the number of guests, the name for the reservation, the date and time, and any special requests. The exchange is friendly and straightforward, ending with a confirmation of your reservation.
Hola, me gustaría hacer una reserva para cenar.
Hi, I would like to make a dinner reservation.
Hola, claro. ¿Para cuántas personas?
Hello, sure. For how many people?
Para cuatro personas, por favor.
For four people, please.
Perfecto. ¿A nombre de quién sería la reserva?
Perfect. Under whose name would the reservation be?
A nombre de Emily Smith .
Under the name Emily Smith.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola
OH-lah
Hello
Me gustaría
meh goos-tah-REE-ah
I would like
💬 [Me gustaría] literally uses [gustaría] "would please," so the thing you want comes after it: [Me gustaría una reserva]. You can reuse the pattern with other nouns: [Me gustaría una mesa] or [Me gustaría agua].
See breakdown →Hacer
ah-SAIR
To make
Una reserva
OO-nah reh-SER-bah
A reservation
Hacer una reserva
ah-SAIR OO-nah reh-SER-bah
To make a reservation
💬 Spanish uses [hacer] with [reserva]: [hacer una reserva], literally "make a reservation." You can swap in the common verb [reservar] too: [Quiero reservar una mesa].
See breakdown →Para
PAH-rah
For
Cenar
seh-NAR
To have dinner
Para cenar
PAH-rah seh-NAR
For dinner
💬 [Para] plus an infinitive is a very common way to say purpose: [para cenar] = "for dinner / to have dinner." Same pattern: [para comer], [para llevar].
See breakdown →Hola, claro.
OH-lah KLAH-roh
Hello, sure.
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