How to Say ‘I'll put you at a table nearby’ in Spain Spanish
Les pongo en una mesa cerca
lehs POHN-goh en OO-nah MEH-sah SER-kah
[lehs POHN-goh en OO-nah MEH-sah SER-kah]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often uses the plain present for something about to happen: les pongo means "I'll put you". It's very common in service talk.
Phrase Breakdown
Les pongo
lehs POHN-goh
I'll put you
Uses the present tense for an offer: 'I'll seat you'. Stress 'PON-go'.
Les pongo un café.
I'll get you a coffee.
Words in this phrase
Les
[lehs]
you (plural formal) / them
Indirect object pronoun; here addressing guests formally.
Les traigo la carta.
I'll bring you the menu.
pongo
[POHN-goh]
I put / shall I put
First person of 'poner', to put or place.
Pongo el bolso en la mesa.
I put the bag on the table.
en una mesa cerca
en OO-nah MEH-sah SER-kah
at a table nearby
Link 'en' and 'una': 'e-NU-na'. In Spain, 'cerca' starts with a 'th' sound: 'THER-ca'.
Hay una mesa cerca.
There's a table nearby.
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
in / at
Preposition used for location, often translated as in or at.
En mi casa veremos la semifinal.
At my house we will watch the semifinal.
una
[OO-nah]
a
An article introducing a feminine singular noun.
Busco una cultura cercana y humana.
I’m looking for a close and humane culture.
mesa
[MEH-sah]
table
Furniture where people eat.
Una mesa para cuatro, por favor.
A table for four, please.
cerca
[SER-kah]
close
Means near or close; often used for distance or for almost happening.
La pelota quedó cerca de la línea, estuvo muy cerca.
The ball stayed close to the line, it was very close.
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