Restaurant reservations Part 4: Exploring options for private or semi-private dining for groups.
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Key Phrases
予約をしたいです
yoyaku o shi tai desu
I'd like to make a reservation
プライベートな空間はありますか
puraibeeto na kuukan wa ari masu ka
Do you have private spaces?
料金はいくらですか
ryoukin wa ikura desu ka
How much is it?
Skills You'll Learn
Making a reservation
予約の取り方
yoyaku no tori kata
Asking about room types
部屋の種類について尋ねる
heya no shurui ni tsui te tazuneru
Inquiring about fees
料金を尋ねる
ryoukin o tazuneru
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in Japan and need to make a reservation at a local restaurant. You decide to call to secure a spot in advance. During this conversation, you inquire about the availability of a private space for a group of 8 people for an upcoming dinner, explore the options available, and finalize the reservation details, including providing your contact information.
すみません、予約をしたいのですが。
sumi mase n yoyaku o shi tai no desu ga
Excuse me, I'd like to make a reservation.
はい、いつのご予約でしょうか？
hai itsu no go yoyaku deshou ka
Sure, for what date would you like to reserve?
今週の金曜日、7時からお願いします。
konshuu no kinyoubi 7 ji kara o negai shi masu
This Friday, from 7 PM, please.
何名様でしょうか？
nan mei sama deshou ka
For how many people?
8人です。プライベートな空間はありますか？
8 nin desu puraibeeto na kuukan wa ari masu ka
8 people. Do you have private spaces?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
すみません
sumi mase n
Excuse me
予約
yoyaku
Reservation
したいです
shi tai desu
I would like to
💬 [～たいです] attaches to the verb stem to mean "want to do": [したいです] = want to do, [食べたいです] = want to eat. In polite speech, this is a normal way to state what you want without sounding blunt.
See breakdown →予約をしたいです
yoyaku o shi tai desu
I'd like to make a reservation
💬 [～たいです] attaches to the verb stem to mean "want to do," so [予約をしたいです] is literally "I want to do a reservation." You can reuse this pattern easily: [変更したいです] "I'd like to make a change," [確認したいです] "I'd like to confirm."
See breakdown →いつの
itsu no
When
💬 [いつ] becomes [いつの] before a noun, so it means "which/what …" rather than standing alone as "when." Compare [いつですか] "When is it?" and [いつの予約ですか] "For what date is the reservation?"
See breakdown →ご予約ですか
go yoyaku desu ka
Is the reservation
🇯🇵 [ご予約] uses polite [ご-], which is very normal from staff when talking about a customer's reservation. It sounds standard and courteous, not stiff.
See breakdown →いつのご予約ですか
itsu no go yoyaku desu ka
For what date?
💬 [いつの] means "which/what date's …" because [の] links it directly to the noun after it. So [いつのご予約ですか] is not asking abstractly "when?" but "for which date is the reservation?"
See breakdown →今週
konshuu
This week
金曜日
kinyoubi
Friday
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