Restaurant reservations Part 2: Specifying any dietary restrictions or special requests.
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Key Phrases
Quisiera hacer una reserva.
I would like to make a reservation.
Para cuatro, a las nueve, si es posible.
For four, at nine o'clock, if possible.
¿Podrían ponernos en una mesa tranquila?
Could you seat us at a quiet table?
Skills You'll Learn
Making a restaurant reservation for a specific day and time.
Hacer una reserva en un restaurante para un día y una hora concretos.
Saying how many people are in the party and making polite requests.
Decir cuántas personas son y hacer peticiones de forma educada.
Explaining dietary restrictions and asking for suitable seating.
Explicar restricciones alimentarias y pedir una mesa adecuada.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Spain to book a table for Saturday night, mention dietary restrictions, and politely ask for a quiet table.
Hola, quisiera hacer una reserva para este sábado por la noche.
Hello, I would like to make a reservation for this Saturday night.
Claro, ¿para cuántas personas sería?
Of course, for how many people would that be?
Para cuatro, a las nueve, si es posible.
For four people, at nine, if possible.
Sí, tenemos mesa a esa hora. ¿Tienen alguna restricción alimentaria?
Yes, we have a table at that time. Do you have any dietary restrictions?
Sí, una persona es celíaca y otra no come marisco.
Yes, one person has celiac disease and the other doesn't eat seafood.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola.
OH-lah
Hello.
Quisiera hacer una reserva.
kee-SYEH-rah ah-SEHR OO-nah reh-SEHR-bah
I would like to make a reservation.
💬 [Quisiera] is a polite way to say what you want, softer than a direct [quiero]. You can reuse the pattern with other verbs: [quisiera pedir...] or [quisiera cambiar la hora].
See breakdown →Hola, quisiera hacer una reserva.
OH-lah kee-SYEH-rah ah-SEHR OO-nah reh-SEHR-bah
Hello, I'd like to make a reservation.
💬 [Quisiera] is a polite way to say what you want, softer than a direct [quiero]. You can reuse the pattern with other verbs: [quisiera pedir...] or [quisiera cambiar la hora].
See breakdown →Para este sábado.
PAH-rah EHS-teh SAH-bah-doh
For this Saturday.
Por la noche.
POHR lah NO-cheh
In the evening.
Para este sábado por la noche.
PAH-rah EHS-teh SAH-bah-doh POHR lah NO-cheh
For this Saturday night.
Claro.
KLAH-roh
Of course.
¿Para cuántas personas?
PAH-rah KWAHN-tahs pehr-SOH-nahs
For how many people?
¿Sería para cuántas personas?
seh-REE-ah PAH-rah KWAHN-tahs pehr-SOH-nahs
How many people would it be for?
💬 [Sería] here softens the question, a bit like 'would it be'. You'll hear this a lot in service situations: [¿sería para dos?], [¿sería a las nueve?].
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