Restaurant reservations: Number of guests
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Key Phrases
Fazer uma reserva
Make a reservation
Para quantas pessoas?
For how many people?
Tenha uma ótima tarde
Have a great afternoon
Skills You'll Learn
Basic conversation skills
Habilidades básicas de conversação
Making a reservation
Fazer uma reserva
Providing personal information
Fornecer informações pessoais
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant to make a reservation. You will need to provide your name, the number of people, and the date and time for the reservation. This conversation will guide you through the process of making a reservation in Portuguese, with the restaurant staff asking for the necessary details and confirming your booking.
Olá, boa tarde. Gostaria de fazer uma reserva, por favor.
Hello, good afternoon. I would like to make a reservation, please.
Boa tarde! Claro, qual é o seu nome?
Good afternoon! Of course, what is your name?
Meu nome é Emily Smith .
My name is Emily Smith.
Muito bem, senhor Smith . Para quantas pessoas será a reserva?
Very well, Ms. Smith. For how many people will the reservation be?
Será para quatro pessoas.
It will be for four people.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Olá
Oh-lah
Hello
Boa tarde
Boh-ah TAR-d
Good afternoon
Olá, boa tarde.
Oh-lah Boh-ah TAR-d
Hello, good afternoon.
Gostaria de fazer uma reserva
Gohs-tah-REE-ah dee FA-zayr OO-mah Ray-SAYR-vah
I would like to make a reservation
💬 [Gostaria de] is a very common polite way to say what you want, softer than a direct [quero]. You can reuse the pattern with other verbs: [Gostaria de marcar uma mesa] or [Gostaria de pedir a conta].
See breakdown →Por favor
pour fah-vor
Please
🇵🇹 In Portugal, [por favor] is normal and useful with staff, but you do not need to add it to every single line. A calm tone plus one [por favor] in the request is already polite.
See breakdown →Gostaria de fazer uma reserva, por favor.
gohs-tah-REE-ah djee fah-ZAIR OO-mah heh-ZAIR-vah pohr fah-VOR
I would like to make a reservation, please.
💬 [Gostaria de] is a very common polite way to make requests in Portugal. Swap in another verb after it: [Gostaria de reservar] or [Gostaria de cancelar].
See breakdown →Claro
CLAH-roh
Of course
Qual é o seu nome?
kwahl eh oo SAY-ooh NOH-mee
What is your name?
💬 [Seu] changes to match the thing owned, not the person: [o seu nome], but [a sua morada]. That same pattern gives [os seus dados] and [as suas reservas].
See breakdown →Claro, qual é o seu nome?
CLAH-roh kwahl eh oo SAY-ooh NOH-mee
Of course, what is your name?
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