Restaurant reservations: Checking table availability for specific dates and times.
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Key Phrases
Gostaria de fazer uma reserva
I would like to make a reservation
Para jantar às 20:00
For dinner at 8:00 PM
A reserva está confirmada
The reservation is confirmed
Skills You'll Learn
Making a dinner reservation
Fazer uma reserva para jantar
Specifying a date and time for an appointment
Especificar a data e hora de um compromisso
Basic communication in a restaurant setting
Comunicação básica em um restaurante
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in Portugal and you need to make a dinner reservation at a local restaurant. You will have a conversation in Portuguese to book a table for four people on a Saturday evening at 8:00 PM. You will interact with the restaurant representative to confirm the reservation details.
Olá, gostaria de fazer uma reserva para jantar, por favor.
Hello, I would like to make a dinner reservation, please.
Olá, claro! Para que dia e hora?
Hello, of course! For what day and time?
Gostaria de reservar uma mesa para sábado às 20:00.
I would like to reserve a table for Saturday at 8:00 PM.
Deixe-me verificar... SIM, temos uma mesa disponível para sábado às 20:00. Para quantas pessoas será a reserva?
Let me check... Yes, we have a table available for Saturday at 8:00 PM. For how many people will the reservation be?
A reserva será para quatro pessoas.
The reservation will be for four people.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Olá
oh-lah
Hello
Gostaria
goh-stah-REE-ah
I would like
💬 [Gostaria] literally means [I would like], and in Portugal it's a polite way to ask for something without sounding blunt. You can reuse the pattern with another verb too: [gostaria de reservar] or [gostaria de saber].
See breakdown →De
deh
To
Fazer
fah-ZEHR
Make
De fazer
deh fah-ZEHR
To make
💬 After [gostaria], Portuguese often uses [de] before another verb: [gostaria de fazer], [gostaria de reservar]. Don't translate [de] too literally here; it's just part of the pattern.
See breakdown →Uma
OO-mah
A
Reserva
heh-ZER-vah
Reservation
Uma reserva
oo-mah heh-ZER-vah
A reservation
Para
PAH-rah
For
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