A song about booking a table by phone, arriving at the restaurant, and asking for the menu. Practice useful phrases for making reservations, greeting, and commenting on food in Spanish.
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Hola, llamo para hacer una reserva
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Hello, I call to make a reservation (more naturally: Hello, I'm calling to make a reservation)
Para esta noche a las ocho, si a usted le cuadra
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For tonight at eight, if to you it fits (more naturally: if that works for you; here 'cuadrar' is used colloquially to mean suiting one's schedule)
A nombre de García, sí, todo correcto
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In the name of García, yes, all correct (more naturally: Under the name García, yes, that's all correct)
Queremos pasar un momento perfecto
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We want to pass a perfect moment (more naturally: We want to have a perfect time)
Una mesa para dos, por favor
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A table for two, please
Cerca de la ventana, es mucho mejor
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Near the window, it is much better
La noche comienza, la música suena
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The night begins, the music sounds (more naturally: The night begins, the music plays)
Una mesa para dos, para la cena
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A table for two, for the dinner (more naturally: A table for two, for dinner)
Buenas noches, acabamos de llegar
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Good evening, we just finished arriving (more naturally: Good evening, we have just arrived; the phrase 'acabar de' + verb means to have just done something)
Llamé por la tarde a este lugar
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I called in the afternoon to this place (more naturally: I called this place in the afternoon)
Sí, tenemos reserva, ya estamos aquí
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Yes, we have a reservation, we are already here
El ambiente es cálido, perfecto para mí
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The atmosphere is warm, perfect for me
Una mesa para dos, por favor
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A table for two, please
Cerca de la ventana, es mucho mejor
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Near the window, it is much better
La noche comienza, la música suena
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The night begins, the music sounds (more naturally: The night begins, the music plays)
Una mesa para dos, para la cena
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A table for two, for the dinner (more naturally: A table for two, for dinner)
La carta, por favor, queremos mirar
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The menu, please, we want to look at
Los platos del día que van a preparar
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The dishes of the day that you are going to prepare (more naturally: The daily specials that you're making)
Todo huele muy bien, la cena provoca
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Everything smells very good, the dinner tempts (more naturally: dinner looks tempting; in this context, 'provocar' means to be appetizing or make you crave something)
De verdad que se me hace agua la boca
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Truly that my mouth makes itself water (more naturally: It really makes my mouth water; 'hacerse agua la boca' is a common idiom for something being mouth-watering)
Una mesa para dos, por favor
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A table for two, please
Cerca de la ventana, es mucho mejor
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Near the window, it is much better
La noche comienza, la música suena
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The night begins, the music sounds (more naturally: The night begins, the music plays)
Una mesa para dos, para la cena
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A table for two, for the dinner (more naturally: A table for two, for dinner)
Solo una mesa para dos...
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Only a table for two... (more naturally: Just a table for two...)
Muchas gracias...
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Many thanks... (more naturally: Thank you very much...)
Hello, I call to make a reservation (more naturally: Hello, I'm calling to make a reservation)
Paraestanochealasocho, siaustedlecuadra
For tonight at eight, if to you it fits (more naturally: if that works for you; here 'cuadrar' is used colloquially to mean suiting one's schedule)
AnombredeGarcía, sí, todocorrecto
In the name of García, yes, all correct (more naturally: Under the name García, yes, that's all correct)
Queremospasarunmomentoperfecto
We want to pass a perfect moment (more naturally: We want to have a perfect time)
Unamesaparados, porfavor
A table for two, please
Cercadelaventana, esmuchomejor
Near the window, it is much better
Lanochecomienza, lamúsicasuena
The night begins, the music sounds (more naturally: The night begins, the music plays)
Unamesaparados, paralacena
A table for two, for the dinner (more naturally: A table for two, for dinner)
Buenasnoches, acabamosdellegar
Good evening, we just finished arriving (more naturally: Good evening, we have just arrived; the phrase 'acabar de' + verb means to have just done something)
Llaméporlatardeaestelugar
I called in the afternoon to this place (more naturally: I called this place in the afternoon)
Sí, tenemosreserva, yaestamosaquí
Yes, we have a reservation, we are already here
Elambienteescálido, perfectoparamí
The atmosphere is warm, perfect for me
Unamesaparados, porfavor
A table for two, please
Cercadelaventana, esmuchomejor
Near the window, it is much better
Lanochecomienza, lamúsicasuena
The night begins, the music sounds (more naturally: The night begins, the music plays)
Unamesaparados, paralacena
A table for two, for the dinner (more naturally: A table for two, for dinner)
Lacarta, porfavor, queremosmirar
The menu, please, we want to look at
Losplatosdeldíaquevanapreparar
The dishes of the day that you are going to prepare (more naturally: The daily specials that you're making)
Todohuelemuybien, lacenaprovoca
Everything smells very good, the dinner tempts (more naturally: dinner looks tempting; in this context, 'provocar' means to be appetizing or make you crave something)
Deverdadquesemehaceagualaboca
Truly that my mouth makes itself water (more naturally: It really makes my mouth water; 'hacerse agua la boca' is a common idiom for something being mouth-watering)
Unamesaparados, porfavor
A table for two, please
Cercadelaventana, esmuchomejor
Near the window, it is much better
Lanochecomienza, lamúsicasuena
The night begins, the music sounds (more naturally: The night begins, the music plays)
Unamesaparados, paralacena
A table for two, for the dinner (more naturally: A table for two, for dinner)
Solounamesaparados...
Only a table for two... (more naturally: Just a table for two...)
Muchasgracias...
Many thanks... (more naturally: Thank you very much...)
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What is the song about?
A man calls a restaurant to book a table for two that night. Later, he arrives with his companion, confirms the reservation, asks for the menu, and enjoys the smell of the food. The song follows a very practical situation step by step: going out to dinner at a restaurant.
Useful words and expressions
hacer una reserva: to make a reservation (to ask them to save you a table). Llamo para hacer una reserva.
a nombre de…: under the name of… (the name under which the reservation is saved). A nombre de García.
una mesa para dos, por favor: the key phrase for requesting a table (
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