Spanish · Restaurante / menú del día
You walk into a restaurant and ask for a table: what to say in Spanish
You come into a restaurant and ask for a table.
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How it's done. In a restaurant say Buenas noches at the door; mesa para dos is a table for two; do not sit before being invited if there is a host.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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1
YOU START
Buenas noches. Una mesa para dos, por favor.
Boo-EH-nuhs NOH-ches. OO-nuh MEH-suh PAH-ruh dos, por fuh-BOR.
Good evening. A table for two, please.
THEY SAY
¿Tienen reserva?TYEH-nayn reh-SEHR-buh?
Do you have a reservation?
They might also say:
¿Han reservado?
Ahn reh-sehr-BAH-doh?
Have you booked?
2
YOU REPLY
No, no tenemos.
Noh, noh teh-NEH-mos.
No, we don't.
THEY SAY
Pasen por aquí, les pongo una mesa.PAH-sayn por uh-KEE, les POHN-goh OO-nuh MEH-suh.
Come this way, I'll put you at a table.
3
YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
De nada. Enseguida les traigo la carta.Deh NAH-duh. Ayn-seh-GEE-duh les TRIGH-goh lah KAHR-tuh.
You're welcome. I'll bring the menu right away.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Buenas
Boo-EH-nuhs
adjective
good (feminine plural)
noches
NOH-ches
noun
nights, evenings
mesa
MEH-suh
noun
table
favor
fuh-BOR
noun
favour
reserva
reh-SEHR-buh
noun
reservation
No
Noh
adverb
no
17 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¡Gracias!
GRAH-syuhs!
Thank you!
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