Portuguese · Restaurante
Book a table by phone: what to say in Portuguese
You want to take your family to a restaurant this evening and book a table by phone.
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How it's done. When answering the phone, Portuguese people often say Estou? or Estou, sim? - it's like "Hello?".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
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Restaurante Mar Azul, boa tarde.Rish-tow-RAHNT mahr uh-ZOOL, BOH-uh tahrd.
Mar Azul restaurant, good afternoon.
They might also say:
Estou, sim?
Shtoh, seen?
Hello?
YOU REPLY
Boa tarde. Queria reservar uma mesa para duas pessoas, hoje às oito.
BOH-uh tahrd. KREE-uh rih-zir-VAHR OO-muh MEH-zuh pruh DOO-uhsh pih-SOH-uhsh, ohzh ahz OY-too.
Good afternoon. I'd like to book a table for two people, today at eight.
THEY SAY
Em nome de quem?Ayn nohm d kayn?
In whose name?
They might also say:
Qual é o nome, se faz favor?
Kwahl eh oo nohm, s fahsh fuh-VOR?
What's the name, please?
E o seu nome?
Ee oo seh-oo nohm?
And your name?
2
YOU REPLY
Em nome de Olena.
Ayn nohm d Oh-LEH-nuh.
In the name of Olena.
THEY SAY
Está reservado. Até logo!Shtah rih-zir-VAH-doo. Uh-TEH LOH-goo!
It's booked. See you later!
They might also say:
Fica marcado. Até logo!
FEE-kuh muhr-KAH-doo. Uh-TEH LOH-goo!
It's noted. See you later!
3
YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
Or say:Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Portuguese for life in Portugal”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Restaurante
Rish-tow-RAHNT
noun
restaurant
Mar
mahr
noun
sea
Azul
uh-ZOOL
adjective
blue, light blue
boa
BOH-uh
adjective
good (feminine)
tarde
tahrd
noun
afternoon
Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
19 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
Ainda estou a aprender português.
Uh-EEN-duh shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR poor-too-GESH.
I'm still learning Portuguese.
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