Restaurant reservations Part 3: Confirming the reservation details, including date, time, and number of guests.
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Key Phrases
Ich möchte meine Reservierung bestätigen.
I'd like to confirm my reservation.
Auf welchen Namen bitte?
Under what name, please?
Gibt es einen Tisch im Innenbereich?
Is there a table indoors?
Skills You'll Learn
Confirming a restaurant reservation politely.
Eine Restaurantreservierung höflich bestätigen.
Giving reservation details like name, day, and time.
Reservierungsdetails wie Name, Tag und Uhrzeit angeben.
Asking about table location and seating arrangements.
Nach dem Tischbereich und der Sitzplatzsituation fragen.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Germany in the evening to confirm your reservation, check the time and number of guests, and politely ask for an indoor table.
Guten Abend, ich möchte meine Reservierung bestätigen.
Good evening, I’d like to confirm my reservation.
Guten Abend, natürlich. Auf welchen Namen bitte?
Good evening, certainly. Under what name, please?
Auf Emily Smith , für Samstag.
Under Emily Smith, for Saturday.
Ja, ich habe es hier. Für Samstag um 19 Uhr.
Yes, I have it here. For Saturday at 7 pm.
Perfekt, und der Tisch ist für vier Personen, richtig?
Perfect, and the table is for four people, right?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Guten Abend.
GOO-ten AH-bent
Good evening.
Ich möchte
ikh MURKHT-uh
I would like
💬 With [möchte], the next verb stays in the basic form at the end: [Ich möchte meine Reservierung bestätigen]. Same pattern: [Ich möchte einen Tisch reservieren].
See breakdown →Meine Reservierung
MY-nuh reh-zair-vee-ROONG
My reservation
Bestätigen
buh-SHTEH-ti-gen
To confirm
Ich möchte meine Reservierung bestätigen.
ikh MURKHT-uh MY-nuh reh-zair-vee-ROONG buh-SHTEH-ti-gen
I'd like to confirm my reservation.
💬 After [möchte], the second verb goes to the end in its basic form: [Ich möchte ... bestätigen]. You can reuse this with many verbs, like [Ich möchte einen Tisch reservieren].
See breakdown →Natürlich.
nah-TUER-likh
Of course.
Auf welchen Namen bitte?
owf VEL-khen NAH-men BIT-tuh
Under what name, please?
💬 [Auf welchen Namen?] is the fixed pattern for asking what name a booking is under. You can swap the noun: [Auf welchen Namen?] for reservations, [Für wen?] is more like 'for whom?'.
See breakdown →Auf
owf
Under / in the name of
💬 [Auf] can mean more than physical 'on.' In reservation talk, [auf einen Namen] means the booking is under that name.
See breakdown →Auf Emily Smith .
owf
Under Emily Smith.
🇩🇪 This is the normal concise way to give the name on a reservation. In real life you'd usually just say the surname, or full name if needed.
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