How to say

A table for two please

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Amharic አማርኛ am

ለአንድ ሁለት ሰው ጠረጴዛ እባክዎን።

Le-and hul-et sew te-re-pe-za e-bak-won.

This is a standard polite request in Amharic-speaking countries.

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Arabic العربية ar

طاولة لشخصين من فضلك.

Taa-wi-la li-shakh-sayn min fad-lak.

This is a standard polite request in Arabic-speaking countries.

Bangla বাংলা bn

দুজনের জন্য একটি টেবিল, অনুগ্রহ করে।

Du-jon-er jon-no ek-ti te-bil, o-nu-gro-ho ko-re.

This is a standard polite request in Bengali-speaking countries.

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Catalan català ca

Una taula per a dos, si us plau.

Oo-na TA-oo-la per a dos, see oos plow.

This is a standard polite request in Catalan restaurants.

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Czech čeština cs

Stůl pro dva, prosím.

Stool pro dva, PRO-seem.

This is a standard polite request in Czech restaurants.

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Danish dansk da

Et bord til to, tak.

Et bo-or til toh, tak.

This is a standard polite request in Danish restaurants.

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German Deutsch de

Einen Tisch für zwei, bitte.

Ai-nen Tish für tsvai, BIT-te.

This is a standard polite request in German restaurants.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Ένα τραπέζι για δύο, παρακαλώ.

E-na tra-PEH-zee ya dhee-o, pa-ra-ka-LO.

This is a standard polite request in Greek restaurants.

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Spanish Español es

Una mesa para dos, por favor.

Oo-nah MEH-sah PA-rah dohs, por fah-VOR.

This is a standard polite request in restaurants in Spanish-speaking countries.

Estonian eesti et

Laud kahele, palun.

Lowd kah-he-le, pah-loon.

This is a standard polite request in Estonian restaurants.

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Basque Basque eu

Mahai bat bi pertsonentzat, mesedez.

Ma-hai bat bee per-tso-nen-tzat, me-se-dez.

This is a standard polite request in Basque restaurants.

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Persian فارسی fa

یک میز برای دو نفر، لطفاً.

Yek miz ba-ra-ye do na-far, lot-fan.

This is a standard polite request in Persian-speaking countries.

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Finnish suomi fi

Pöytä kahdelle, kiitos.

Pöy-tä kah-del-le, kee-tos.

This is a standard polite request in Finnish restaurants.

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French Français fr

Une table pour deux, s'il vous plaît.

Oon tabl poor deu, seel voo play.

Use 's'il vous plaît' in formal settings or when addressing someone you don't know; 's'il te plaît' is for friends and family.

Galician Galician gl

Unha mesa para dous, por favor.

Oon-ya ME-sa pa-ra doos, por fa-vor.

This is a standard polite request in Galician restaurants.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

બે લોકો માટે એક ટેબલ, કૃપા કરીને.

Be loko mate ek te-bul, krupa karine.

This is a standard polite request in Gujarati-speaking countries.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Tebur ga mutum biyu, don Allah.

Te-bur ga mu-tum bee-yu, don Al-lah.

This is a standard polite request in Hausa-speaking countries.

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Hebrew עברית he

שולחן לשניים בבקשה.

Shool-khan le-shna-yim be-va-ka-shah.

This is a standard polite request in Hebrew-speaking countries.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

दो लोगों के लिए एक टेबल, कृपया।

Do logo ke liye ek te-bul, krip-ya.

This is a standard polite request in Hindi-speaking countries.

Hungarian magyar hu

Egy asztalt két személyre, kérem.

Edj OS-tahlt kayt sheh-meh-lyeh-reh, KAY-rem.

Use 'kérem' for formal situations and 'kérlek' for informal ones.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Meja untuk dua orang, silakan.

Me-ja un-tuk doo-a o-rang, see-la-kan.

This is a standard polite request in Indonesian restaurants.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Borð fyrir tvo, takk.

Borð fir-ir tvo, takk.

This is a standard polite request in Icelandic restaurants.

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Italian Italiano it

Un tavolo per due, per favore.

Oon tah-VO-lo per doo-eh, per fah-VO-reh.

This is a standard polite request in Italian restaurants; 'per piacere' is slightly more casual.

Japanese 日本語 ja

二人用のテーブルをお願いします。

Foo-ta-ree-yoh no te-bu-ru o o-ne-gai shee-ma-su.

This is a standard polite request in Japanese restaurants.

Korean 한국어 ko

두 명을 위한 테이블 주세요.

Du myeong-eul wi-han tei-beul ju-se-yo.

This is a standard polite request in Korean restaurants.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Stalas dviem, prašom.

Stah-las dve-em, pra-shom.

This is a standard polite request in Lithuanian restaurants.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Galds diviem, lūdzu.

Galds dee-ve-em, loo-dzu.

This is a standard polite request in Latvian restaurants.

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Marathi मराठी mr

दोन लोकांसाठी एक टेबल, कृपया.

Don lokan-sathi ek te-bul, krip-ya.

This is a standard polite request in Marathi-speaking countries.

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Malay Melayu ms

Meja untuk dua orang, sila.

Me-ja un-tuk doo-a o-rang, see-la.

This is a standard polite request in Malaysian restaurants.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Een tafel voor twee, alstublieft.

Un TAH-fel voor tway, al-stoo-BLEEFT.

Use 'alstublieft' for formal situations and 'alsjeblieft' for informal ones.

Norwegian norsk no

Et bord for to, takk.

Et bo-or for toh, takk.

This is a standard polite request in Norwegian restaurants.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਦੋ ਜਣਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਟੇਬਲ, ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ।

Do ja-ni-ya lay-ee ek te-bul, kir-pa kar-ke.

This is a standard polite request in Punjabi-speaking countries.

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Polish polski pl

Stolik dla dwóch, proszę.

STOH-leek dlah dvooh, PRO-sheh.

This is a standard polite request in Polish restaurants.

Portuguese Português pt

Uma mesa para dois, por favor.

Oo-mah MEH-sah PAH-rah doysh, poor fah-VOR.

This is a standard polite request in Portuguese-speaking countries.

Romanian română ro

O masă pentru doi, vă rog.

Oh MAH-sah pen-tru do-ee, vah rog.

Use 'vă rog' for formal situations and 'te rog' for informal ones.

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Russian русский ru

Столик на двоих, пожалуйста.

STOH-lik nah dvah-EEH, pah-ZHA-luh-stah.

This is a standard polite request in Russian restaurants.

Swedish svenska sv

Ett bord för två, tack.

Et boord för två, tack.

This is a standard polite request in Swedish restaurants.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Meza ya watu wawili, tafadhali.

Me-za ya wa-tu wa-wi-li, ta-fa-dha-li.

This is a standard polite request in Swahili-speaking countries.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

இரண்டு பேருக்கு ஒரு மேஜை, தயவுசெய்து.

Irandu perukku oru mejai, thayavu-seithu.

This is a standard polite request in Tamil-speaking countries.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

ఇద్దరి కోసం ఒక బల్ల, దయచేసి.

Iddari kosam oka balla, dayachesi.

This is a standard polite request in Telugu-speaking countries.

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Thai ไทย th

โต๊ะสำหรับสองคนค่ะ/ครับ

Dto sahm-rahp song kon ka/krap.

The polite particle 'ค่ะ' (ka) is used by females, and 'ครับ' (krap) by males.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Mesa para sa dalawa, pakiusap.

Me-sa pa-ra sa da-la-wa, pa-ki-u-sap.

This is a standard polite request in Filipino/Tagalog restaurants.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

İki kişilik bir masa lütfen.

Ee-kee kee-shee-LEEK bir MA-sah loot-fen.

This is a standard polite request in Turkish restaurants.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Столик на двох, будь ласка.

STOH-lik nah dvoh-H, bood' lahs-KAH.

This is a standard polite request in Ukrainian restaurants.

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Urdu اردو ur

دو لوگوں کے لیے ایک میز، براہ کرم۔

Do logo ke liye ek mez, barah-e-karam.

This is a standard polite request in Urdu-speaking countries.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Cho tôi một bàn cho hai người.

This is a standard polite request in Vietnamese restaurants.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Àtẹ́gùn fún ènìyàn méjì, ẹ̀ jọ̀wọ́.

Ah-teh-gun fun eh-ni-yan meh-jee, eh jo-wo.

This is a standard polite request in Yoruba-speaking countries.

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Chinese 中文 zh

两位请一张桌子，谢谢。

Liǎng wèi qǐng yī zhāng zhuōzi, xièxiè.

This is a standard polite request in Mandarin-speaking countries.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

两位请一张枱，唔该。

Loeng goei ceng yat zoeng toi, m4 goi.

This is a standard polite request in Cantonese-speaking countries.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Itafula labantu ababili, ngicela.

Ee-ta-foo-la la-ban-tu a-ba-bee-lee, ngi-ce-la.

This is a standard polite request in Zulu-speaking countries.

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