Reservar una mesa

TOPIC: Reservar una mesa en un restaurante

You will learn how to: reserve a table at a restaurant

Your Spanish class is on a tour of different Spanish - speaking countries. You have researched the different types of food you would like to try, so you would like to make a reservation at a restaurant in Spain.

You look at the following video to learn expressions that you need to use to make your reservation.

Listen

Your tour guide wants to made sure the details of your reservation are accurate, so you give him some details of the conversation you will have with the receptionist. Fill in the blank spaces with the information you heard:

Recepcionista: Sí, buenos días, Restaurante La Noche Sol. ¿En qué le puedo servir?Tú: Buenos días. Quisiera reservar una mesa ____ _________ Recepcionista: ¡Claro! ¿Para cuándo? Tú: Nos gustaría venir esta ______________. Recepcionista: ¿Una mesa para cuántas ________________? Tú: .... para _______________ _________________ por favor. Recepcionista: Ok, ¿a nombre de quién, por favor? Tú: Sí, _________ ________________ del señor Hernández, _____ ___________.

Here are the answers to the previous exercise:

Recepcionista: Sí, buenos días, Restaurante La Noche Sol. ¿En qué le puedo servir? Tú: Buenos días. Quisiera reservar una mesa por favor. Recepcionista: ¡Claro! ¿Para cuándo? Tú: Nos gustaría venir esta noche. Recepcionista: ¿Una mesa para cuántas personas? Tú: Ah, sí para cinco personas por favor. Recepcionista: Ok, ¿a nombre de quién, por favor? Tú: Sí, a nombre del señor Hernández, por favor.

Feel free to listen to the remainder of the conversation and try to figure out the additional details.

Can you recall the expressions used in the dialogue for making the reservation?

*What expression did the receptionist use to offer his help?*List 3 details that the receptionist wanted to get in order to confirm the reservation.

Expresiones útiles

You can add these expressions to give more details

¿Dónde prefiere sentarse? = Where do you prefer to sit? Cerca de la ventana = near the window Lejos de la puerta = far from the door En la terazza = on the terrace