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How to Say ‘A quick question about parking’ in German

Eine kurze Frage zum Parken

EYE-nuh KOORTS-uh FRAH-guh tsoom PAR-ken

[EYE-nuh KOORTS-uh FRAH-guh tsoom PAR-ken]

🇩🇪 In Germany: A polite, efficient way to open a phone call to a restaurant. Staff appreciate it when you say upfront what you need.

Phrase Breakdown

Eine kurze Frage

EYE-nuh KOORTS-uh FRAH-guh

A quick question

This polite opener announces that you have a question.

Example

Ich habe eine kurze Frage.

I have a quick question.

Words in this phrase

Eine

[EYE-nuh]

The feminine accusative article before 'Frage.'

Example

Ich möchte Ihnen eine Frage zur Arbeitskultur stellen.

I would like to ask you a question about work culture.

kurze

[KOORTS-uh]

short

Describes something brief and concise.

Example

Eine kurze Rückmeldung wäre hilfreich.

A short response would be helpful.

Frage

[FRAH-guh]

question

A noun meaning a question; useful when asking about company culture.

Example

Meine Frage betrifft die Werte der Firma.

My question concerns the company's values.

zum Parken

tsoom PAR-ken

about parking

'zum' is short for 'zu dem'. 'Frage zu' means 'question about'.

Example

Eine Frage zum Menü.

A question about the menu.

Words in this phrase

zum

[tsoom]

about the / regarding the

Contraction of 'zu dem'; here means 'concerning'.

Example

Ich habe eine Frage zum Menü.

I have a question about the menu.

Parken

[PAR-ken]

parking

The verb 'to park' used as a noun.

Example

Parken ist hier verboten.

Parking is forbidden here.

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