Restaurant reservations Part 3: Confirming the reservation details, including date, time, and number of guests.
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Key Phrases
Me gustaría
I would like
¿Cuántas personas serán?
How many people will it be?
A las ocho de la noche
At eight in the evening
Skills You'll Learn
Making a reservation
Hacer una reservación
Specifying time and date
Especificar hora y fecha
Stating number of people
Indicar el número de personas
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine a scenario where you're calling a local restaurant in Mexico to make a reservation. You will interact with a polite and helpful staff member who asks for details about your booking, including the day, time, and number of guests. After confirming your reservation, you both thank each other before ending the call.
Hola, me gustaría hacer una reservación.
Hello, I would like to make a reservation.
Hola, claro. ¿Para qué día y a qué hora?
Hello, sure. For what day and what time?
Para el viernes a las ocho de la noche.
For Friday at eight in the evening.
Entendido. ¿Cuántas personas serán?
Understood. How many people will it be?
Seremos cuatro personas.
There will be four of us.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola
OH-lah
Hi
Me
meh
I
💬 In phrases like [me gustaría], [me] means "to me," even though English translates the whole thing as "I would like." You can reuse the pattern with [me gustaría + noun/verb]: [me gustaría una mesa] or [me gustaría reservar].
See breakdown →Gustaría
goos-TAH-ree-ah
Would like
Me gustaría
meh goos-TAH-ree-ah
I would like
💬 [Me gustaría] is a softer, more polite way to ask for something than a direct [quiero]. The same pattern works all over: [me gustaría hacer una reservación] or [me gustaría cambiar la hora].
See breakdown →Hacer
ah-SEHR
To make
💬 In Mexico, for reservations people usually say [hacer una reservación], not a literal "make" phrase in English. You can swap in other nouns too: [hacer una cita], [hacer un pedido].
See breakdown →Una
OO-nah
A
Reservación
reh-sehr-vah-SYOHN
Reservation
Una reservación
OO-nah reh-sehr-vah-SYOHN
A reservation
💬 In Mexico, [reservación] is common and natural for restaurant bookings. You may also hear [reserva], but [hacer una reservación] is a very usable pattern.
See breakdown →Claro
KLAH-roh
Sure
🇲🇽 [Claro] is a normal friendly way for staff to say "of course" or "sure" when helping you. It sounds warm and service-oriented, not overly casual.
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