Restaurant reservations: Number of guests
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Key Phrases
Ich möchte reservieren.
I would like to reserve.
Für wie viele Personen?
For how many people?
Ihre Reservierung ist bestätigt.
Your reservation is confirmed.
Skills You'll Learn
Making a reservation
Reservierungen machen
Asking for the number of people
Fragen nach der Anzahl der Personen
Confirming a reservation
Bestätigung einer Reservierung
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in Germany and you want to reserve a table at a restaurant. You initiate a conversation with the staff to make a reservation for four people for the same evening. The exchange involves providing the number of guests, the time of reservation, and your name to confirm the booking.
Guten Tag, ich möchte einen Tisch reservieren.
Good day, I would like to reserve a table.
Guten Tag! Für wie viele Personen möchten Sie reservieren?
Good day! For how many people would you like to reserve?
Für vier Personen, bitte.
For four people, please.
In Ordnung. Für wann möchten Sie den Tisch reservieren?
Alright. When would you like to reserve the table for?
Für heute Abend um 19 Uhr, bitte.
For this evening at 7 PM, please.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Guten Tag
GOO-ten TAHK
Good day
Ich möchte
ikh MERKH-te
I would like
💬 [möchte] is a softer, more polite way to say what you want than plain [will]. You can reuse it with other things: [Ich möchte Wasser] or [Ich möchte bezahlen].
See breakdown →Einen Tisch
AY-nen TISH
A table
💬 [ein] changes shape here: [ein Tisch] but [einen Tisch]. You see [einen] when the table is the thing you want, order, or reserve: [Ich nehme einen Kaffee], [Wir brauchen einen Tisch].
See breakdown →Reservieren
rey-zair-vee-REHN
To reserve
Ich möchte einen Tisch reservieren.
ikh MERKH-te AY-nen TISH rey-zair-vee-REHN
I would like to reserve a table.
Für
fuhr
For
Wie viele
vee VEE-le
How many
Personen
per-ZOH-nen
People
Für wie viele Personen?
fuhr vee VEE-le per-ZOH-nen
For how many people?
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