Restaurant reservations Part 3: Requesting accommodations for special occasions, such as birthdays or anniversaries.
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Key Phrases
Ich möchte gern einen Tisch reservieren.
I would like to reserve a table.
Für Samstagabend. Um sieben, bitte.
For Saturday evening at seven, please.
Ein ruhiger Tisch wäre wunderbar.
A quiet table would be wonderful.
Skills You'll Learn
Making a restaurant reservation politely
Höflich eine Tischreservierung machen
Giving details about date, time, and number of people
Datum, Uhrzeit und Personenzahl angeben
Requesting special arrangements for a celebration
Besondere Wünsche für eine Feier äußern
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Germany to reserve a table for four on Saturday evening and arrange a few special birthday details for your mother.
Guten Abend, ich möchte gern einen Tisch reservieren.
Good evening, I would like to reserve a table.
Guten Abend, sehr gern. Für wann und für wie viele Personen?
Good evening, certainly. For when and for how many people?
Für Samstagabend um sieben, bitte, für vier Personen.
For Saturday evening at seven, please, for four people.
Ja, das ist möglich. Feiern Sie einen besonderen Anlass?
Yes, that is possible. Are you celebrating a special occasion?
Ja, es ist der Geburtstag meiner Mutter.
Yes, it is my mother’s birthday.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Guten
GOO-ten
Good / Good evening
Abend
AH-bent
Evening
Guten Abend.
GOO-ten AH-bent
Good evening.
Ich möchte gern
ikh MERSH-tuh ghearn
I would like
💬 [möchte] is a softened way to say what you want, and [gern] makes it sound even more natural and polite. You can reuse the frame with other things: [Ich möchte gern einen Termin] or [Ich möchte gern bezahlen].
See breakdown →Einen Tisch reservieren
EYE-nen tish reh-zehr-VEER-en
To reserve a table
💬 After [möchte], German often puts the thing first and the action second: [einen Tisch reservieren]. Same pattern: [einen Termin vereinbaren], [ein Taxi bestellen].
See breakdown →Ich möchte gern einen Tisch reservieren.
ikh MERSH-tuh ghearn EYE-nen tish reh-zehr-VEER-en
I would like to reserve a table.
💬 [möchte] is a softened way to say what you want, and [gern] makes it sound even more natural and polite. You can swap in other actions the same way: [Ich möchte gern bezahlen] or [Ich möchte gern einen Termin vereinbaren].
See breakdown →Sehr
zair
Very
Gern
ghearn
Gladly / with pleasure
💬 [gern] often means "gladly" rather than "glad." You'll hear it in polite service language like [Sehr gern] and in requests like [Ich helfe gern].
See breakdown →Sehr gern.
zair ghearn
Certainly.
🇩🇪 In restaurants and on the phone, [Sehr gern] is a warm standard reply meaning "certainly" or "with pleasure." It sounds more service-minded than a plain yes.
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