Is this a right way to say what I want to say?
"Can I have a table for 5 persons ? We are arriving to you in about 10 minutes."
English is not my native language. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.
2007-09-03 09:09:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Thank you so much.
Then how weird does it sound to you?
1. very weird 2. weird 3. somewhat 4. not at all.
2007-09-03 09:27:16 · update #1
"Could I..." or "May I..." for the opening.
"We are arriving in about 10 minutes" or
"We will arrive in 10 minutes."
2007-09-03 09:44:46 · answer #1 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you should say
"Can i have a table for 5. We will be arriving in 10 minutes"
2007-09-03 16:14:04 · answer #2 · answered by V.V. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"May I reserve a table for 5 people? We will be arriving there in about 10 minutes."
2007-09-03 16:16:17 · answer #3 · answered by jan51601 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're very close, but there are a few issues.
First, the plural for "person" is "people" (it's one of those odd ones)
Also "arrive" should be placed in a future tense in English instead of the present progressive. I suggest "will arrive".
And "we are arriving to you": "to you" should be replaced with either the spatial pronoun "there" or can be left off entirely.
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"Can I have a table for 5 people? We will arrive there in about 10 minutes."
or
"Can I have a table for 5 people? We will arrive in about 10 minutes."
2007-09-03 16:16:10 · answer #4 · answered by Expat Mike 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would say "Can I reserve a table for five people (person is singular)?. We will be arriving there/to your restaurant in about 10 minutes. or we will be getting there in about 10 minutes
2007-09-03 16:33:09 · answer #5 · answered by deliciasyvariedades 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can I have a table for 5? We'll be there in around ten minutes.
2007-09-03 22:17:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋