mesa
neutral, Mexico
The word for "table" in Mexico is mesa, the same as in all Spanish. A table at a restaurant is also a mesa, as in una mesa para cuatro.
When you arrive at a restaurant, the host asks ¿Cuántos son? and you answer with una mesa para dos or the number you need.
Meaning: furniture with a flat top (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Mesa is feminine: la mesa, una mesa. A coffee table is mesa de centro.
Did you know?
- In Mexico sobremesa is the time spent chatting at the table after a meal is finished.
Examples in context
- Pon los platos en la mesa.Put the plates on the table.
- Quisiera una mesa para cuatro.I would like a table for four.
- La mesa de centro es nueva.The coffee table is new.
Example conversation
Julia asks the host for a table at a restaurant in Mérida.
- JuliaBuenas noches, una mesa para cuatro, por favor.Good evening, a table for four, please.
- AnfitriónClaro, pasen por aquí.Of course, come this way.
- JuliaGracias.Thank you.
