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How to Say ‘Would you perhaps have a somewhat quieter table?’ in German

Hätten Sie vielleicht einen etwas ruhigeren Tisch?

HET-ten zee EYE-nen ET-vas ROO-ih-geh-ren tish

[HET-ten zee EYE-nen ET-vas ROO-ih-geh-ren tish]

Phrase Breakdown

Hätten Sie vielleicht

HET-ten zee

would you perhaps have

A polite opener for a request. 'Ä' sounds like the 'e' in 'bed'.

Example

Hätten Sie vielleicht Zeit?

Would you perhaps have time?

Words in this phrase

Hätten

[HET-ten]

would have

Subjunctive of 'haben', for polite questions.

Example

Hätten Sie einen Moment Zeit?

Would you have a moment?

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal pronoun Sie used to address one person politely.

Example

Kommen Sie bitte herein.

Please come in.

vielleicht

einen etwas ruhigeren Tisch?

EYE-nen ET-vas ROO-ih-geh-ren tish

a somewhat quieter table?

This is the accusative object of 'hätten'. Raise your voice at the end for the question.

Example

Gibt es einen etwas ruhigeren Tisch?

Is there a somewhat quieter table?

Words in this phrase

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.

etwas

[ET-vas]

somewhat / a bit

Before an adjective it means 'a little'.

Example

Das ist etwas teuer.

That's somewhat expensive.

ruhigeren

[ROO-ih-geh-ren]

quieter

Comparative of 'ruhig' (quiet), with accusative ending.

Example

Ich suche einen ruhigeren Platz.

I'm looking for a quieter spot.

Tisch

[tish]

table

Masculine noun (der Tisch); in restaurants, a place to sit.

Example

Wir möchten einen Tisch am Fenster.

We'd like a table by the window.

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