
Restaurant reservations Part 3: Confirming the reservation details, including date, time, and number of guests.
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Key Phrases
Llamo para confirmar una reserva.
I'm calling to confirm a reservation.
Está a nombre de ^FIRST^ ^LAST^ .
It's under the name ^FIRST^ ^LAST^.
Sábado a las nueve para cuatro.
Saturday at nine for four.
Skills You'll Learn
How to confirm a reservation by phone.
Cómo confirmar una reserva por teléfono.
How to give the name on a reservation.
Cómo dar el nombre de una reserva.
How to confirm the day, time, and number of people.
Cómo confirmar el día, la hora y el número de personas.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant or venue in Spain to confirm a reservation under your name, and you need to check the day, time, and number of people.
Hola, llamo para confirmar una reserva, por favor.
Hello, I'm calling to confirm a reservation, please.
Claro, dígame su nombre, por favor.
Of course, please tell me your name.
Está a nombre de Emily Smith .
It's under the name Emily Smith.
Sí, aquí está. La reserva es para el sábado.
Yes, here it is. The reservation is for Saturday.
Perfecto. ¿A qué hora es exactamente?
Perfect. What time is it exactly?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Confirmar
kohn-feer-MAHR
To confirm
Una reserva
OO-nah reh-SEHR-bah
A reservation
Confirmar una reserva
kohn-feer-MAHR OO-nah reh-SEHR-bah
To confirm a reservation
Llamo para confirmar
YAH-moh PAH-rah kohn-feer-MAHR
I’m calling to confirm
💬 [Llamo para + infinitive] is a very common way to say why you're calling: [Llamo para confirmar], [llamo para cambiar la reserva], [llamo para preguntar].
See breakdown →Llamo para confirmar una reserva.
YAH-moh PAH-rah kohn-feer-MAHR OO-nah reh-SEHR-bah
I'm calling to confirm a reservation.
💬 Spanish often uses the present here where English uses "I'm ...‑ing": [Llamo] is literally "I call," but it means "I'm calling."
See breakdown →Claro.
KLAH-roh
Of course.
Dígame su nombre
DEE-gah-meh soo NOM-breh
Tell me your name
💬 [Dígame] is the polite command form used with [usted]. You'll hear the same ending in other formal requests: [espere], [pase], [confirme].
🇪🇸 This is normal service-language in Spain: direct but polite, especially with [por favor]. It doesn't sound rude the way "Tell me your name" might in English.
See breakdown →Por favor
pohr fah-BOHR
Please
Dígame su nombre, por favor.
DEE-gah-meh soo NOM-breh pohr fah-BOHR
Tell me your name, please.
💬 [Dígame] is the polite command form used with [usted]. If speaking informally to one person, it would be [dime].
🇪🇸 In Spain this is standard, polite wording from staff on the phone or at the desk. It sounds professional rather than overly formal.
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