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How to Say ‘Restaurant Linde, good evening.’ in German

Restaurant Linde, guten Abend.

res-tow-RAHNG LIN-deh goo-ten ah-bent

[res-tow-RAHNG LIN-deh goo-ten ah-bent]

🇩🇪 In Germany: German businesses usually answer the phone with their name before any greeting. You can go straight into your request without asking whether you've reached the right place.

Phrase Breakdown

Restaurant Linde,

res-tow-RAHNG LIN-deh

Restaurant Linde,

How staff answer the phone: the restaurant's name. 'Restaurant' keeps its French sound, with a nasal ending: 'res-to-RAHN'. 'Linde' is 'LIN-deh'.

Example

Restaurant Linde, Sie sprechen mit Anna.

Restaurant Linde, you're speaking with Anna.

Words in this phrase

Restaurant

[res-tow-RAHNG]

restaurant

A place where people eat meals; same meaning as in English.

Example

Hinter dem Restaurant gibt es Parkplätze.

Behind the restaurant there are parking spaces.

Linde

[LIN-deh]

Linde (linden tree; restaurant name)

Means linden or lime tree; often used as a name for restaurants and inns.

Example

Die Linde steht im Garten.

The linden tree stands in the garden.

guten Abend.

goo-ten ah-bent

good evening.

A standard evening greeting. Say 'GOO-ten AH-bent'. The final 'd' in 'Abend' sounds like a 't'.

Example

Guten Abend, Frau Müller!

Good evening, Mrs. Müller!

Words in this phrase

guten

[goo-ten]

Good evening

A greeting used in the evening.

Example

Er kam nach Hause und sagte 'Guten Abend'.

He came home and said 'Good evening'.

Abend

[ah-bent]

Good evening

A greeting used in the evening.

Example

Er kam nach Hause und sagte 'Guten Abend'.

He came home and said 'Good evening'.

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