Restaurant reservations Part 2: Specifying any dietary restrictions or special requests.
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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.
Könnten wir auch einen ruhigen Tisch am Fenster bekommen?
Could we also get a quiet table by the window?
Skills You'll Learn
How to make a restaurant reservation politely.
Wie man höflich einen Tisch im Restaurant reserviert.
How to give details like date, time, and number of people.
Wie man Angaben zu Datum, Uhrzeit und Personenzahl macht.
How to mention dietary needs and special seating requests.
Wie man Ernährungsbedürfnisse und besondere Sitzwünsche nennt.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Germany to reserve a table for Saturday, asking about the time, number of guests, special dietary needs, a quiet window seat, and a high chair.
Guten Abend, ich möchte gern einen Tisch für Samstag reservieren.
Good evening, I would like to reserve a table for Saturday.
Gern, für wie viele Personen und um wie viel Uhr?
Certainly, for how many people and at what time?
Für vier Personen, bitte, um 19 Uhr.
For four people, please, at 7 pm.
Das passt gut. Haben Sie besondere Wünsche?
That works well. Do you have any special requests?
Ja, eine Person isst glutenfrei und eine andere ist Vegetarierin.
Yes, one person eats gluten-free and another is vegetarian.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Guten Abend.
GOO-ten AH-bent
Good evening.
Ich möchte gern
ikh MURKH-tuh gehrn
I would like to
💬 [möchte] is the soft, everyday way to say what you want in service situations. You can reuse it with almost any request: [Ich möchte gern einen Kaffee] or [Ich möchte gern einen Tisch für zwei].
See breakdown →Einen Tisch reservieren
EYE-nen tish reh-zehr-VEER-en
Reserve a table
💬 After [möchte], the action stays in the basic verb form at the end: [einen Tisch reservieren]. Same pattern: [ich möchte gern bezahlen] or [ich möchte gern bestellen].
See breakdown →Ich möchte gern einen Tisch reservieren.
ikh MURKH-tuh gehrn EYE-nen tish reh-zehr-VEER-en
I would like to reserve a table.
💬 With [möchte], the main action goes to the end: [Ich möchte gern einen Tisch reservieren]. You can swap in other actions the same way, like [Ich möchte gern am Fenster sitzen].
See breakdown →Für Samstag
fyoor ZAHMS-tag
For Saturday
Gern.
gehrn
Certainly.
🇩🇪 In restaurants or on the phone, [gern] from staff often means "certainly" or "of course," not literally "gladly" in an emotional sense.
See breakdown →Für wie viele Personen?
fyoor vee FEE-luh pehr-ZOH-nen
For how many people?
Um wie viel Uhr?
oom vee feel oor
At what time?
Für vier Personen
fyoor feer pehr-ZOH-nen
For four people
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