Restaurant reservations Part 2: Inquiring about parking or valet services.
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Key Phrases
Tengo una reserva para esta noche.
I have a reservation for tonight.
Quería preguntar por el aparcamiento.
I wanted to ask about parking.
¿También ofrecen servicio de aparcacoches?
Do you also offer valet parking?
Skills You'll Learn
How to check in and mention a reservation at a hotel or restaurant.
Cómo registrarse y mencionar una reserva en un hotel o restaurante.
How to ask about parking availability and nearby parking options.
Cómo preguntar por el aparcamiento disponible y las opciones cercanas.
How to ask about valet service and whether there is an extra cost.
Cómo preguntar por el servicio de aparcacoches y si tiene algún coste extra.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling or speaking to a restaurant in Spain before your dinner reservation, asking politely about your booking, parking, and valet service.
Hola, buenas tardes. Tengo una reserva para esta noche.
Hello, good afternoon. I have a reservation for tonight.
Buenas tardes. Claro, ¿a nombre de quién?
Good afternoon. Of course, under what name?
A nombre de Emily Smith . Quería preguntar por el aparcamiento.
Under the name Emily Smith. I wanted to ask about parking.
Sí, tenemos aparcamiento cerca del restaurante.
Yes, we have parking near the restaurant.
Qué bien. ¿También ofrecen servicio de aparcacoches?
Great. Do you also offer valet service?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Buenas
BWEH-nahs
Good
Tardes
TAR-des
Afternoon / evenings
Buenas tardes.
BWEH-nahs TAR-des
Good afternoon.
🇪🇸 In Spain, [Buenas tardes] is a normal polite greeting from after lunch into the evening; people often shorten it to [Buenas].
See breakdown →Tengo
TEN-go
I have
Una reserva
OO-nah reh-SEHR-bah
A reservation
Para esta noche
PAH-rah EHS-tah NO-cheh
For tonight
Tengo una reserva para esta noche.
TEN-go OO-nah reh-SEHR-bah PAH-rah EHS-tah NO-cheh
I have a reservation for tonight.
¿A nombre de quién?
ah NOM-breh deh kee-EN
Under what name?
A nombre de
ah NOM-breh deh
Under the name of
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