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How to Say ‘Would you like a quiet room facing the courtyard?’ in German

Möchten Sie ein ruhiges Zimmer zum Hof?

MURKH-ten zee ine ROO-ig-es TSIM-mer tsoom hohf

[MURKH-ten zee ine ROO-ig-es TSIM-mer tsoom hohf]

🇩🇪 In Germany: In German city hotels, rooms facing the inner courtyard are the quiet ones. You can ask for one at check-in: ein Zimmer zum Hof, bitte.

Phrase Breakdown

Möchten Sie

MURKH-ten zee

would you like

A polite way to offer something. 'Ö' is a rounded 'e', and 'ch' is the soft sound from 'ich'.

Example

Möchten Sie Kaffee?

Would you like coffee?

Words in this phrase

Möchten

[MURKH-ten]

would you like

Polite question form used to ask what someone wants.

Example

Möchten Sie einen Tisch am Fenster?

Would you like a table by the window?

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-ig-es TSIM-mer

a quiet room

Neuter accusative: the adjective ending is '-es'. The 'h' in 'ruhiges' is silent.

Example

Wir haben ein ruhiges Zimmer.

We have 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-ig-es]

quiet

Adjective 'ruhig' with neuter ending; without noise.

Example

Das ist ein ruhiges Café.

That is a quiet café.

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.

zum Hof?

tsoom hohf

facing the courtyard?

'Zum' is short for 'zu dem'. Here it means facing. Say 'Hof' with a long 'o', like 'hohf'.

Example

Das Fenster geht zum Hof.

The window faces the courtyard.

Words in this phrase

zum

[tsoom]

facing the / towards the

Contraction of 'zu dem'; here showing which side a room faces.

Example

Das Fenster geht zum Garten.

The window faces the garden.

Hof

[hohf]

courtyard

Enclosed yard behind or inside a building, usually quieter.

Example

Die Kinder spielen im Hof.

The children play in the courtyard.

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