Portuguese Phrase
Quais são as opções de reserva?
Meaning
This question asks someone to list or explain the different ways you can make a reservation – for a hotel room, a restaurant table, a tour, etc. It is a neutral, polite way to request information.
When to use
Use it when you are at a front desk, speaking with a travel agent, or chatting online with a service provider and you need to know the possible ways to book (online, by phone, in‑person, prepaid, etc.).
✦Grammar Breakdown
Quaissãoasopçõesdereserva?
Quais (interrogative adjective)
Quais is the plural form of qual and must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies (opções, feminine plural).
Ser – são (verb to be)
Use the third‑person plural of ser (são) because the subject (as opções) is plural.
Definite article – as
The article must match the noun in gender and number: as (feminine plural) for opções.
Preposition de + noun
de links the noun reserva to opções, forming a noun‑noun phrase meaning “reservation options.”
Question mark placement
In Portuguese the question mark is placed only at the end of the sentence, unlike Spanish which uses opening and closing marks.
🗨In Conversation
Quais são as opções de reserva?
What are the reservation options?
Temos reserva online, por telefone e também presencialmente na recepção.
We have online booking, phone booking, and also in‑person at the front desk.
✕Common Mistakes
Qual é as opções de reserva?
Qual is singular; the noun opções is plural, so you need the plural form quais.
Quais é as opções de reserva?
The verb must agree with the plural subject; use são, not é.
Quais são os opções de reserva?
The article must match the feminine noun opções; use as, not os.
↔Alternatives
Quais são as alternativas de reserva?
What are the reservation alternatives?
Que opções de reserva temos?
What reservation options do we have?
Quais são as possibilidades de reserva?
What are the reservation possibilities?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, asking about "opções de reserva" is considered courteous and shows you are planning ahead. When speaking with a hotel or restaurant staff, using the formal "o senhor/a senhora" before the question adds extra politeness, e.g., "O senhor poderia me dizer quais são as opções de reserva?"