Restaurant reservations Part 3 (Advanced): Confirming the reservation details, including date, time, and number of guests.

💬 Times take las because the word horas "hours" is understood. The only exception is one o'clock: a la una.

💬 Times use las because horas "hours" is understood, so it's a las nueve. One o'clock is the exception: a la una.

💬 Spanish counts your group with ser "to be": somos cuatro "there are four of us". seríamos "we would be" softens the news of a change in numbers.

💬 habría is the "would" version of hay "there is". Asking this way sounds gentler than ¿Hay algún problema?.

💬 soler plus a verb means "to usually do" something. Try swapping in another verb: Solemos cenar tarde "We usually have dinner late".

🇪🇸 This is a polite hint that the slot is tight, often at peak dinner time around 9–10 pm in Spain. It's usually an invitation to suggest another time.

💬 Written as two words, it means "if not". The single word sino means "but rather": no a las diez, sino a las nueve "not at ten, but at nine".

💬 Spanish uses venir only for movement toward where the listener is. Here you're talking to the restaurant, so it's venir, not ir "to go".

💬 mire is a polite "look" from mirar, but here it just works like "well, let me tell you". The casual version is pues mira.

💬 hueco literally means "gap" or "hole". In Spain it's the everyday word for a free slot or table: ¿Tienen hueco esta noche? "Do you have room tonight?".

💬 This works like gustar: the time or plan is what "suits", and nos marks who it suits. Swap the person: ¿Le viene bien a las ocho? "Does eight suit you?".

💬 teléfono on its own often means "phone number" in Spain. You'll hear ¿Me da un teléfono? "Can you give me a number?".

💬 necesitan is the polite "you" for a group. Among friends in Spain you'd hear necesitáis instead.

💬 por si "just in case" takes a normal present verb. Try another one: por si llueve "in case it rains".

💬 cualquiera shortens to cualquier before a noun: cualquier día "any day". After the noun or on its own, it stays cualquiera.

🇪🇸 Staff often say this on the phone once they've written down your booking. It's simply a confirmation, so no reply is needed beyond thanks.

💬 Spanish often uses the plain present for a promise about the near future, where English says "we'll". les means "for you", addressing the group politely.

🇪🇸 A 15-minute hold is a common policy in Spanish restaurants, especially busy ones. If you're running late, a quick call is expected and appreciated.

🇪🇸 estupendo sounds warm and slightly old-fashioned-polite. It's ideal for wrapping up a call with staff.

🇪🇸 estupendo is a very common, warm "great" in Spain. It's a natural way to wrap up a call on a friendly note.

💬 Hasta + a day or time is the standard 'see you then': hasta mañana "see you tomorrow", hasta luego "see you later". Days of the week take el and are not capitalised.