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How to Say ‘I've reserved a table for ten people’ in German

Ich habe einen Tisch für zehn Personen reserviert

ikh HAH-beh EYE-nen tish fyr per-ZOH-nen reh-zer-VEERT

[ikh HAH-beh EYE-nen tish fyr per-ZOH-nen reh-zer-VEERT]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Big groups usually reserve ahead in Germany, often by phone, and the restaurant may ask for a contact number or even a deposit for a table this size.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe einen Tisch

ikh HAH-beh EYE-nen tish

I have a table

This starts the perfect tense ('habe' + participle at the end). 'Einen' is masculine accusative for 'der Tisch'. 'Tisch' ends in a soft 'sh' sound.

Example

Ich habe einen Tisch am Fenster.

I have a table by the window.

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.

einen

[EYE-nen]

Indefinite article before a masculine accusative noun.

Example

Ich plane einen kurzen Austausch nächste Woche.

I am planning a short exchange next week.

Tisch

[tish]

table

A piece of furniture you sit at to eat; in restaurants, the place you book.

Example

Wir möchten einen Tisch am Fenster.

We would like a table by the window.

für zehn Personen

fyr per-ZOH-nen

for ten people

This says how many people the booking is for. The 'z' sounds like 'ts', and the stress falls on per-SO-nen.

Example

Wir kochen für zehn Personen.

We're cooking for ten people.

Words in this phrase

für

[fyr]

for

A preposition indicating purpose or destination.

Example

Das ist für dich.

This is for you.

zehn

Personen

[per-ZOH-nen]

people, persons

Plural of 'Person'; used when counting guests.

Example

Der Tisch ist für vier Personen.

The table is for four people.

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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