Making a Reservation (part 1 of 2)

A phone call leaves you nowhere to hide. There is no menu to point at and no friendly gestures, just your voice and your Spanish. This quiz puts you on the line with a restaurant in Latin America and walks you through the call step by step, so the next time you dial, the words are already waiting for you.

You will practice the core of any booking call: greeting the person who answers, saying Quisiera hacer una reservación to ask for a table, and answering the questions that always follow. You will give a day and time, state the size of your group with Para cuatro personas, and respond when the host asks ¿A nombre de quién hago la reservación? These same phrases work for booking a tour, a haircut, or a table at any restaurant across Latin America, which makes this one of the most reusable conversations a traveler can learn.