Restaurant reservations Part 3: Requesting accommodations for special occasions, such as birthdays or anniversaries.
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Key Phrases
Quisiera reservar una mesa para este sábado por la noche.
I'd like to reserve a table for this Saturday night.
Seremos seis. Es por el cumpleaños de mi madre.
There will be six of us. It's for my mother's birthday.
¿Sería posible traer un pequeño pastel con velas?
Would it be possible to bring a small cake with candles?
Skills You'll Learn
How to make a restaurant reservation politely.
Cómo hacer una reserva en un restaurante de forma educada.
How to give details about the number of guests, time, and occasion.
Cómo dar detalles sobre el número de personas, la hora y la ocasión.
How to request special arrangements like a quiet table, cake, or decorations.
Cómo pedir arreglos especiales como una mesa tranquila, un pastel o decoraciones.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Spain to reserve a quiet table for six people on Saturday night for your mother’s birthday, and you also want to ask about bringing a small cake and making the surprise feel special.
Hola, quisiera reservar una mesa para este sábado por la noche.
Hello, I’d like to reserve a table for this Saturday night.
Claro, ¿para cuántas personas sería la reserva?
Of course, for how many people would the reservation be?
Seremos seis. Es por el cumpleaños de mi madre.
There will be six of us. It’s for my mother’s birthday.
Qué bonito. ¿A qué hora les gustaría venir?
How lovely. What time would you like to come?
A las nueve, si es posible. También quería pedir una mesa tranquila.
At nine, if possible. I also wanted to ask for a quiet table.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Quisiera
kee-SYEH-rah
I would like
💬 [Quisiera] is a very polite way to say [I would like], softer than a direct [quiero]. You can reuse it with other requests too: [Quisiera una mesa] or [Quisiera hacer una reserva].
See breakdown →Reservar
reh-sehr-BAHR
To book / reserve
Una mesa
OO-nah MEH-sah
A table
Quisiera reservar una mesa.
kee-SYEH-rah reh-sehr-BAHR OO-nah MEH-sah
I'd like to reserve a table.
💬 [Quisiera] makes the request sound polite and less blunt than [quiero]. This pattern is easy to reuse: [Quisiera reservar una mesa], [Quisiera cambiar la reserva], [Quisiera una mesa tranquila].
See breakdown →Para este sábado
PAH-rah EHS-teh SAH-bah-doh
For this Saturday
Por la noche
pohr lah NO-cheh
In the evening
Para este sábado por la noche
PAH-rah EHS-teh SAH-bah-doh pohr lah NO-cheh
For this Saturday night
Claro.
KLAH-roh
Of course.
¿Cuántas personas?
KWAHN-tahs pehr-SOH-nahs
How many people?
💬 Spanish often uses [personas] where English would say [people], especially for bookings: [dos personas], [cuatro personas]. [Cuántas] changes to match the feminine plural noun [personas].
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