Restaurant reservations Part 3: Asking about any ongoing promotions or special menus.
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Key Phrases
Me gustaría hacer una reservación.
I would like to make a reservation.
Para el sábado a las 7 de la noche.
For Saturday at 7 PM.
Muchas gracias por la información.
Thank you very much for the information.
Skills You'll Learn
Making a reservation in Spanish.
Hacer una reservación en español.
Asking about promotions or special menus.
Preguntar sobre promociones o menús especiales.
Providing schedule details for reservations.
Proporcionar detalles del horario para reservas.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are planning a dinner outing and are calling a restaurant to make a reservation. You engage in a conversation with the host, inquiring about available options and special promotions for the weekend. You confirm your reservation and exchange pleasantries before ending the call.
Hola, buenos días. Me gustaría hacer una reservación para cenar.
Hello, good morning. I would like to make a dinner reservation.
Buenos días. Claro, ¿para cuántas personas será la reservación?
Good morning. Sure, for how many people will the reservation be?
Será para dos personas, por favor.
It will be for two people, please.
Perfecto. ¿Para qué día y a qué hora?
Perfect. For what day and what time?
Para el sábado a las 7 de la noche.
For Saturday at 7 PM.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola
OH-lah
Hello
Buenos días
BWEH-nohs DEE-yahs
Good morning
Hola, buenos días.
OH-lah BWEH-nohs DEE-yahs
Hello, good morning.
Me gustaría
meh goos-TAH-ree-ah
I would like
💬 [Me gustaría] is a softer, more polite way to say what you want than just [quiero]. You can reuse it with other verbs: [Me gustaría reservar] or [Me gustaría saber si tienen promociones].
See breakdown →Hacer
ah-THER
To make
Una reservación
OO-nah reh-ser-vah-SYON
A reservation
🇲🇽 In Mexico, [reservación] is widely understood and common, especially in hotels and restaurants. You may also hear [reserva], but [reservación] sounds completely natural here.
See breakdown →Me gustaría hacer una reservación.
meh goos-TAH-ree-ah ah-THER OO-nah reh-ser-vah-SYON
I would like to make a reservation.
💬 [Me gustaría] makes a request sound polite without being stiff. You can swap in another action the same way: [Me gustaría cambiar la hora].
See breakdown →¿Para cuántas
PAH-rah KWAN-tahs
For how many
💬 [Cuántas] changes to match a feminine plural noun like [personas]. With a masculine noun, you'd say [cuántos]: [¿Para cuántos adultos?].
See breakdown →Personas?
pehr-SOH-nahs
People?
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