Restaurant reservations Part 3: Asking about any ongoing promotions or special menus.
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Key Phrases
Ich möchte gern einen Tisch für Samstag reservieren.
I'd like to reserve a table for Saturday.
Haben Sie noch etwas frei um 19 Uhr?
Do you still have anything available at 7 pm?
Gibt es auch ein spezielles Dessert dazu?
Is there also a special dessert with it?
Skills You'll Learn
Making a restaurant reservation politely.
Höflich eine Tischreservierung machen.
Asking about availability for a specific day and time.
Nach Verfügbarkeit für einen bestimmten Tag und eine Uhrzeit fragen.
Asking about special offers, menus, and included desserts.
Nach besonderen Angeboten, Menüs und inbegriffenen Desserts fragen.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Germany on a Friday evening to book a table for Saturday, ask if they still have space for four people, and find out about a special family menu and dessert.
Guten Abend, ich möchte gern einen Tisch für Samstag reservieren.
Good evening, I’d like to reserve a table for Saturday.
Guten Abend, sehr gern. Für wie viele Personen?
Good evening, certainly. For how many people?
Für vier Personen, bitte. Haben Sie noch etwas frei?
For four people, please. Do you still have anything available?
Ja, um 19 Uhr haben wir noch einen schönen Tisch.
Yes, we still have a nice table available at 7 pm.
Perfekt, den nehme ich. Gibt es gerade besondere Angebote?
Perfect, I’ll take it. Are there any special offers at the moment?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Guten
GOO-ten
Good
Abend
AH-bent
Evening
Guten Abend.
GOO-ten AH-bent
Good evening.
🇩🇪 [Guten Abend] is a normal polite greeting when you arrive or start the call in the evening. In a restaurant, it sounds more natural than jumping straight into your request.
See breakdown →Ich möchte gern
ikh MURKH-tuh ghearn
I would like to
💬 [möchte] softens [ich will], which can sound too blunt for requests. You can reuse the pattern with another verb: [Ich möchte gern bestellen.]
See breakdown →Einen Tisch reservieren
EYE-nen tish reh-zehr-VEER-en
Reserve a table
💬 After [möchte], the second verb stays in its basic form at the end: [reservieren]. Same pattern: [Ich möchte einen Tisch bestellen] / [Ich möchte später kommen].
See breakdown →Ich möchte gern einen Tisch reservieren.
ikh MURKH-tuh ghearn EYE-nen tish reh-zehr-VEER-en
I'd like to reserve a table.
💬 [möchte] softens [ich will], which can sound too blunt for requests. You can reuse the pattern with another verb: [Ich möchte gern einen Tisch am Fenster reservieren.]
🇩🇪 This is a standard polite way to start a reservation, whether on the phone or in person. [gern] makes it sound a little warmer, but it isn't required.
See breakdown →Für
fuer
For
Samstag
ZAHMS-tahk
Saturday
Für Samstag
fuer ZAHMS-tahk
For Saturday
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