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At a hotel desk in Brazil, the clerk asks 'O senhor tem uma reserva?' What is she asking?

Do you have a reservation?

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  1. Do you have a passport?
  2. Do you want breakfast?
  3. Do you have a reservation? ✔

Why: Reserva means reservation. The FSI dialog continues with 'no nome de', meaning in the name of.

Huh, didn't know that: The clerk's first line is Bom dia, às suas ordens!

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Answer: Do you have a reservation?. Reserva means reservation. The FSI dialog continues with 'no nome de', meaning in the name of.

  1. FSI Brazilian Portuguese FAST, Volume 1 (Foreign Service Institute) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Portuguese/FAST/Volume%201/FSI%20-%20Portuguese%20FAST%20-%20Volume%201.pdf
    Bom dia, o senhor tem uma reserva no nome de Anne Covington?
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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