How to Say ‘I'd like to book for Saturday’ in Spain Spanish
Quería reservar para el sábado
keh-REE-ah rreh-sehr-BAR pah-rah ehl SAH-bah-doh
[keh-REE-ah rreh-sehr-BAR pah-rah ehl SAH-bah-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: quería literally means "I wanted", but it's the usual soft way to say "I'd like". Reuse it anywhere: quería un café.
Phrase Breakdown
Quería reservar
keh-REE-ah rreh-sehr-BAR
I'd like to book
A polite way to ask for something, using the imperfect 'quería'. Stress the 'í' in 'que-RÍ-a'. 'Reservar' ends in a tapped 'r'.
Quería reservar una mesa.
I'd like to book a table.
Words in this phrase
Quería
[keh-REE-ah]
I wanted
Imperfect tense of 'querer'; often softens requests and sounds polite in messages.
Quería agradecerte el tiempo que me dedicaste ayer.
I wanted to thank you for the time you gave me yesterday.
reservar
[rreh-sehr-BAR]
to book
To reserve a table, room or seat in advance.
Voy a reservar una mesa.
I'm going to book a table.
para el sábado
pah-rah ehl SAH-bah-doh
for Saturday
'Para' marks the date of the booking. Stress the first syllable: 'SÁ-ba-do'. The 'd' between vowels is soft, like 'th' in 'this'.
Lo dejamos para el sábado.
We'll leave it for Saturday.
Words in this phrase
para
[pah-rah]
for
Intended to be given to or used by someone or something.
Este regalo es para ti.
This gift is for you.
el
[ehl]
the
A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.
The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.
sábado
[SAH-bah-doh]
Saturday
Day of the week; with 'el' it means 'on Saturday'.
Cenamos fuera el sábado.
We eat out on Saturday.
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