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How to Say ‘I have a reservation for Saturday at 7 pm.’ in German

Ich habe für Samstag um 19 Uhr reserviert.

ikh HAH-beh fyr ZAMS-tahk oom NOYN-tsayn reh-zer-VEERT

[ikh HAH-beh fyr ZAMS-tahk oom NOYN-tsayn reh-zer-VEERT]

💬 Usage Tip: reserviert goes to the very end, and the day and time slot in between habe and it. Swap in your own details: Ich habe für Freitag um 20 Uhr reserviert.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe für Samstag

ikh HAH-beh fyr ZAMS-tahk

I have for Saturday

'für Samstag' means 'for Saturday'. The 'S' at the start of 'Samstag' sounds like an English 'z'.

Example

Ich habe für Freitag gebucht.

I booked for Friday.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-beh]

have

Form of "haben," meaning "have."

Example

Ich habe einen Termin.

I have an appointment.

für

[fyr]

for

A preposition indicating purpose or destination.

Example

Das ist für dich.

This is for you.

Samstag

[ZAMS-tahk]

Saturday

The sixth day of the week.

Example

Am Samstag gehen wir essen.

On Saturday we're going out to eat.

um 19 Uhr

oom NOYN-tsayn

at 7 p.m.

'um' + time means 'at'. Say it as 'um neunzehn Uhr'. Germans often use the 24-hour clock.

Example

Um 20 Uhr essen wir.

We eat at 8 p.m.

Words in this phrase

[oom]

at (time)

Preposition used with clock times to say when something happens.

Example

Wir treffen uns um acht Uhr.

We are meeting at eight o'clock.

[NOYN-tsayn]

nineteen

The number 19; here 7 p.m. in 24-hour time.

Example

Der Zug kommt um 19 Uhr.

The train arrives at 7 p.m.

Uhr

reserviert.

reh-zer-VEERT

reserved

This past participle goes at the end of the sentence. Stress the last syllable.

Example

Der Tisch ist reserviert.

The table is reserved.

Words in this phrase

reserviert

[reh-zer-VEERT]

reserved

Past participle of 'reservieren', booked in advance.

Example

Der Platz ist reserviert.

The seat is reserved.

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