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How to Say ‘Do you have a quiet room?’ in German

Haben Sie ein ruhiges Zimmer?

HAH-ben zee ine ROO-ee-ges TSIM-mer

[HAH-ben zee ine ROO-ee-ges TSIM-mer]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Asking for a quiet room at check-in is completely normal in Germany. Many hotels have rooms facing the back that are kept for exactly this request.

Phrase Breakdown

Haben Sie

HAH-ben zee

Do you have

A formal question, with the verb placed first. 'Haben' sounds like 'HAA-ben'.

Example

Haben Sie WLAN?

Do you have Wi-Fi?

Words in this phrase

Haben

[HAH-ben]

Do you have

A phrase used to ask if someone possesses something.

Example

Haben Sie Erfahrung in der Datenanalyse?

Do you have experience in data analysis?

Sie

[zee]

You (formal)

Formal second-person pronoun.

Example

Denken Sie, dass Netzwerken wichtig ist?

Do you think networking is important?

ein ruhiges Zimmer?

ine ROO-ee-ges TSIM-mer

a quiet room?

'Ruhig' means 'quiet'. The 'h' is silent: 'ROO-i-ges'.

Example

Ich möchte ein ruhiges Zimmer.

I'd like a quiet room.

Words in this phrase

ein

[ine]

a; an

Indefinite article used before 'Hallo'.

Example

Reicht das für ein Hallo, oder braucht es ein besseres Timing?

Is that enough for a hello, or does it need better timing?

ruhiges

[ROO-ee-ges]

quiet

Adjective meaning calm, without noise; here with neuter ending -es.

Example

Ich suche ein ruhiges Hotel.

I am looking for a quiet hotel.

Zimmer

[TSIM-mer]

room

Usually means a room; in travel context it often refers to a hotel room.

Example

Ich möchte ein Zimmer buchen.

I would like to book a room.

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