How to Say ‘I'd like to make a reservation.’ in Spain Spanish
Quería hacer una reserva.
keh-REE-ah ah-SEHR OO-nah reh-SEHR-bah
[keh-REE-ah ah-SEHR OO-nah reh-SEHR-bah]
💬 Usage Tip: [Quería] is often used for polite requests, even when you mean now, not in the past. It's a handy pattern in service situations: [Quería hacer una reserva] or [Quería pedir la cuenta].
Phrase Breakdown
Quería
[keh-REE-ah]
I wanted / I would like
Used politely to begin a request, especially in formal service situations.
Quería hacer una reserva. para mañana y preguntar si hay descuentos.
I would like to make a reservation for tomorrow and ask if there are discounts.
hacer
[ah-SEHR]
to make / to do
Pairs with reserva to form the expression hacer una reserva.
Quería hacer una reserva. por teléfono esta tarde.
I wanted to make a reservation by phone this afternoon.
Una reserva
OO-nah reh-SEHR-bah
a reservation
A noun phrase meaning a booking or reservation, often for a restaurant or hotel.
Tenemos una reserva para las ocho.
We have a reservation for eight o’clock.
Words in this phrase
una
[OO-nah]
a / one
Feminine singular article introducing reserva.
Quería hacer una reserva. para una cena especial.
I wanted to make a reservation for a special dinner.
reserva
[reh-SEHR-bah]
reservation
A table booking at a restaurant.
Quería hacer una reserva. porque he oído que tienen un menú degustación.
I wanted to make a reservation because I heard they have a tasting menu.
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