Restaurant reservations: Number of guests
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Key Phrases
Ich möchte gern einen Tisch reservieren.
I would like to reserve a table.
Für vier Personen, bitte.
For four people, please.
Um 19 Uhr.
At 7 pm.
Skills You'll Learn
How to politely make a restaurant reservation.
Wie man höflich einen Tisch im Restaurant reserviert.
How to say the number of people in your party.
Wie man die Anzahl der Personen angibt.
How to give the day and time for a booking.
Wie man den Tag und die Uhrzeit für eine Reservierung nennt.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Germany to reserve a table for your family on Saturday evening. You politely ask for a table for four at 7 p.m., and the staff member helps you complete the reservation.
Guten Abend, ich möchte gern einen Tisch reservieren.
Good evening, I would like to reserve a table.
Guten Abend, sehr gern. Für wie viele Personen?
Good evening, certainly. For how many people?
Für vier Personen, bitte.
For four people, please.
Natürlich. Für welchen Tag möchten Sie reservieren?
Of course. For which day would you like to make a reservation?
Für Samstagabend, wenn möglich.
For Saturday evening, if possible.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Guten Abend.
GOO-ten AH-bent
Good evening.
Ich möchte gern...
ikh MURKH-teh gehrn
I would like to...
💬 [gern] often softens a request: [Ich möchte...] is fine, but [Ich möchte gern...] sounds a bit more natural and polite. You can use the same pattern with other verbs too, like [Ich hätte gern...]
See breakdown →Einen Tisch reservieren
EYE-nen tish reh-zehr-VEE-ren
Reserve a table
Ich möchte gern einen Tisch reservieren.
ikh MURKH-teh gehrn EYE-nen tish reh-zehr-VEE-ren
I would like to reserve a table.
Sehr gern.
zehr gehrn
Certainly.
Für wie viele...?
fuer vee FEE-leh
For how many...?
💬 [wie viele] is the reusable pattern for asking about quantity with countable things: [wie viele Personen], [wie viele Gäste], [wie viele Kinder]. [für] stays in front here because you're asking who the reservation is for.
See breakdown →Personen
pair-ZOH-nen
People
Für wie viele Personen?
fuer vee FEE-leh pair-ZOH-nen
For how many people?
Für vier Personen, bitte.
fuer feer pair-ZOH-nen BIT-teh
For four people, please.
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