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A2 · Restaurant Reservations and Seating

Waiting for an Available Table

CEFR level:
A2
Sentences:
10
Duration:
1 min
Speakers:
Tom & Emma

"Waiting for an Available Table" is an A2-level English conversation about restaurant reservations and seating, 10 lines long (about 1 minute) between Tom & Emma. Read the full script below with the translation next to each line, then try speaking one of the roles out loud.

Dialogue script

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  1. Tom 0:00

    Hello. How long is the wait for a table for two?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    At the moment, it'll be about twenty-five minutes.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:06

    Do you have anything available outside?

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:09

    Yes, but it may start raining soon.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:12

    We'd rather wait for an indoor table.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:15

    That's fine. May I take your name?

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:18

    Tom Hill. Can we wait in the shopping center?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:21

    Yes. We'll send you a message when your table is ready.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:25

    Great. We'll be back within five minutes.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:28

    Perfect. Please check in with me when you return.

    Line 10

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Key vocabulary

Content words from this dialogue, ranked by the CEFR level at which they appear across the whole 500-dialogue library. Function words and proper nouns are excluded.

  • long /lɔŋ/ adjective

    having great length or lasting much time

  • wait /weɪt/ verb

    to stay until something happens

  • table /ˈteɪbəl/ noun/verb

    a piece of furniture with a flat top or an arranged set of data

  • moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ noun

    a short period of time

  • available /əˈveɪləbl/ adjective

    able to be used, obtained, or free to do something

  • start /stɑrt/ verb; noun

    to begin; the beginning

  • soon /sun/ adverb

    after a short time

  • rather /ˈræðər/ adverb

    somewhat; preferably; instead

  • indoor /ˈɪnˌdɔr/ adjective

    located or used inside a building

  • send /sɛnd/ verb

    to cause something to go somewhere

  • message /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ noun/verb

    a written or spoken communication

  • return /rɪˈtɝn/ verb/noun

    to go or give back; a comeback

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