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How to Say ‘Could you reserve… for us?’ in German

Könnten Sie uns… reservieren?

KURN-ten zee oons reh-zer-VEE-ren

[KURN-ten zee oons reh-zer-VEE-ren]

💬 Usage Tip: In a question like this, reservieren goes all the way to the end, with whatever you're reserving placed in the middle. Könnten "could" sounds more polite than Können "can".

Phrase Breakdown

Könnten Sie uns…

KURN-ten zee oons

Could you … for us

This is a polite request. The ö in 'könnten' is like 'e' with rounded lips: KÖN-ten zee oons.

Example

Könnten Sie uns helfen?

Could you help us?

Words in this phrase

Könnten

[KURN-ten]

could

Polite subjunctive form of 'können', used for requests.

Example

Könnten Sie mir die Speisekarte bringen?

Could you bring me the menu?

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal pronoun Sie used to address one person politely.

Example

Kommen Sie bitte herein.

Please come in.

uns

[oons]

Object pronoun referring to a group including the speaker.

Example

Mit Lass uns lädt man das Team zu einer gemeinsamen Entscheidung ein.

With 'let us', you invite the team to a joint decision.

reservieren?

reh-zer-VEE-ren

reserve?

Stress the third syllable: re-zer-VEE-ren. The v sounds like English v here.

Example

Kann ich online reservieren?

Can I reserve online?

Words in this phrase

reservieren

[reh-zer-VEE-ren]

to reserve / book

To book a table or seat in advance.

Example

Wir möchten einen Tisch reservieren.

We would like to reserve a table.

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