How to Say ‘We'll hold the table for fifteen minutes.’ in Spain Spanish
Les guardamos la mesa un cuarto de hora.
lehs gwar-DAH-mohs lah MEH-sah oon KWAR-toh deh OH-rah
[lehs gwar-DAH-mohs lah MEH-sah oon KWAR-toh deh OH-rah]
🇪🇸 In Spain: 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.
Phrase Breakdown
Les guardamos
lehs gwar-DAH-mohs
We will hold for you
This is the present tense used for a promise. Stress 'DA'.
Les guardamos los abrigos.
We'll keep your coats.
Words in this phrase
Les
[lehs]
for you (formal plural)
Indirect pronoun for 'ustedes'.
Les traigo la carta.
I'll bring you the menu.
guardamos
[gwar-DAH-mohs]
we keep / hold
From 'guardar': to keep or save.
Guardamos su abrigo.
We'll keep your coat.
la mesa
lah MEH-sah
the table
Say the article and the noun together: la-ME-sa.
Reservo la mesa.
I'm booking the table.
Words in this phrase
la
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
mesa
[MEH-sah]
table
Feminine noun for a table.
Una mesa para dos, por favor.
A table for two, please.
un cuarto de hora.
oon KWAR-toh deh OH-rah
for fifteen minutes.
No preposition is needed for duration here. The 'h' in 'hora' is silent.
Espera un cuarto de hora.
Wait fifteen minutes.
Words in this phrase
un
[oon]
a
An article used before a masculine singular noun.
Busco un lugar donde me sienta valorado.
I’m looking for a place where I feel valued.
cuarto
[KWAR-toh]
quarter
Fifteen minutes when telling the time; also means 'room' in other contexts.
Son las dos y cuarto.
It's quarter past two.
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
hora
[OH-rah]
hour
'Cuarto de hora' is fifteen minutes.
Tardo una hora.
It takes me an hour.
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