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The waiter asks how many people the table is for: what to say in Portuguese

You walk into a restaurant without a booking, and the waiter greets you at the door.

Restaurante6 linesLevel A1For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. In many restaurants you wait for the waiter to show you a table instead of sitting down yourself.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
Boa noite! Quantas pessoas?
BOH-uh noyt! KWAHN-tuhsh pih-SOH-uhsh?
Good evening! How many people?
They might also say:
Mesa para quantos?
MEH-zuh pruh KWAHN-toosh?
A table for how many?
YOU REPLY
Para dois, por favor.
Pruh doysh, poor fuh-VOR.
For two, please.
THEY SAY
Tem reserva?
Tayn rih-ZEHR-vuh?
Do you have a reservation?
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2
YOU REPLY
Não temos reserva.
Now TEH-moosh rih-ZEHR-vuh.
We don't have a reservation.
THEY SAY
Venham comigo, se faz favor.
VAYN-yow koo-MEE-goo, s fahsh fuh-VOR.
Follow me, please.
They might also say:
Pode ser esta mesa?
Pod sehr ESH-tuh MEH-zuh?
Will this table do?
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3
YOU FINISH
Sim, obrigado.
Seen, oh-bree-GAH-doo.
Yes, thank you.

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.

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Words worth knowing

Boa
BOH-uh
adjective
good (feminine)
noite
noyt
noun
evening
pessoas
pih-SOH-uhsh
noun
people
favor
fuh-VOR
noun
favour, kindness
Tem
Tayn
verb
have
reserva
rih-ZEHR-vuh
noun
reservation, booking

12 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.

If you did not understand

Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?

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