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How to Say ‘I'd like to reserve a table.’ in Spain Spanish

Quisiera reservar una mesa.

kee-SYEH-rah reh-sehr-BAHR OO-nah MEH-sah

[kee-SYEH-rah reh-sehr-BAHR OO-nah MEH-sah]

💬 Usage Tip: [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].

Phrase Breakdown

Quisiera

[kee-SYEH-rah]

I would like

A polite expression to introduce a request.

Example

Quisiera reservar una mesa. ¿Tienen sitio?

I would like to reserve a table. Do you have space?

reservar

[reh-sehr-BAHR]

to reserve

Verb used for booking a service or place in advance.

Example

Voy a reservar una mesa para esta noche.

I am going to reserve a table for tonight.

Una mesa

OO-nah MEH-sah

a table

Direct object here meaning a table at a restaurant.

Example

Necesitamos una mesa para dos.

We need a table for two.

Words in this phrase

una

[OO-nah]

a

Feminine singular indefinite article before a noun like mesa.

Example

Quisiera reservar una mesa.

I would like to reserve a table.

mesa

[MEH-sah]

table

The place where diners sit in a restaurant.

Example

Nos dieron una mesa cerca de la puerta.

They gave us a table near the door.

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