How to Say ‘Could you put us’ in Spain Spanish
¿Podrían ponernos
poh-DREE-ahn poh-NEHR-nohs
[poh-DREE-ahn poh-NEHR-nohs]
💬 Usage Tip: [Podrían] is a polite 'could you', softer than a direct request. [Ponernos] literally means 'put us', but in this context it means 'seat us' or 'place us' at a table.
Phrase Breakdown
Podrían
[poh-DREE-ahn]
could you
Polite conditional plural of poder; used to make a courteous request.
¿Podrían confirmar la reserva por teléfono? Podrían suena muy educado.
Could you confirm the reservation by phone? could you sounds very polite.
ponernos
[poh-NEHR-nohs]
seat us / put us
From poner + nos; in restaurants it commonly means 'seat us'.
¿Pueden ponernos cerca de la ventana? ponernos se usa mucho en restaurantes.
Can you seat us near the window? seat us is used a lot in restaurants.
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