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How to Say ‘Outside on the terrace’ in German

Draußen auf der Terrasse

DROW-sen owf dair teh-RAS-seh

[DROW-sen owf dair teh-RAS-seh]

🇩🇪 In Germany: In summer, outdoor terrace tables are the first to go in German restaurants, so ask for them when you book rather than when you arrive.

Phrase Breakdown

Draußen

[DROW-sen]

outside / outdoors

In the open air, outside a building.

Example

Die Kinder spielen draußen.

The children play outside.

auf der Terrasse

owf dair teh-RAS-seh

on the terrace

'Terrasse' is feminine and takes the dative after 'auf', so it becomes 'der'. Stress 'Ter-RAS-se'.

Example

Wir frühstücken auf der Terrasse.

We have breakfast on the terrace.

Words in this phrase

auf

[owf]

Used to denote a position above something.

Example

Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch.

The book is on the table.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Terrasse

[teh-RAS-seh]

terrace / patio

An outdoor seating area of a restaurant.

Example

Die Terrasse ist sehr schön.

The terrace is very nice.

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