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How to Say ‘I just wanted to quickly confirm my reservation for Saturday.’ in German

Ich wollte nur kurz meine Reservierung für Samstag bestätigen.

ikh noor koorts migh-neh reh-zer-vee-ROO-roong fyr ZAMS-tahk buh-SHTAY-tih-gen

[ikh noor koorts migh-neh reh-zer-vee-ROO-roong fyr ZAMS-tahk buh-SHTAY-tih-gen]

🇩🇪 In Germany: This is the standard polite opener when you call a restaurant. It signals right away that you won't take up much of their time.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich wollte nur kurz

ikh noor koorts

I just wanted to quickly

This is a polite opener for a request or phone call.

Example

Ich wollte nur kurz anrufen.

I just wanted to call quickly.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

wollte

nur

[noor]

only

No more than; exclusively.

Example

Nur du kannst das tun.

Only you can do that.

kurz

[koorts]

briefly, quickly

Here it softens a request: just for a moment.

Example

Darf ich kurz stören?

May I interrupt briefly?

meine Reservierung

migh-neh reh-zer-vee-ROO-roong

my reservation

'Reservierung' is feminine, so it takes 'meine'. Stress the 'VIE' syllable: 're-zer-VEE-rung'.

Example

Ich habe meine Reservierung hier.

I have my reservation here.

Words in this phrase

meine

[migh-neh]

Belonging to or associated with the speaker.

Example

Ich mache meine Runden jeden Morgen.

I do my rounds every morning.

Reservierung

[reh-zer-vee-ROO-roong]

reservation

A booking, e.g. of a table or room.

Example

Ich habe eine Reservierung für zwei.

I have a reservation for two.

für Samstag bestätigen.

fyr ZAMS-tahk buh-SHTAY-tih-gen

confirm for Saturday.

'Bestätigen' means 'to confirm' and goes at the end after 'wollte'. Stress the middle syllable: 'be-SHTAY-ti-gen'.

Example

Können Sie den Termin bestätigen?

Can you confirm the appointment?

Words in this phrase

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; masculine noun.

Example

Am Samstag gehen wir essen.

On Saturday we're going out to eat.

bestätigen

[buh-SHTAY-tih-gen]

to confirm

To make sure something is correct or agreed.

Example

Können Sie den Termin bestätigen?

Can you confirm the appointment?

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