How to Say ‘A quiet table would be wonderful.’ in German
Ein ruhiger Tisch wäre wunderbar.
ine ROO-ih-guhr tish VEH-ruh VOON-duhr-bahr
[ine ROO-ih-guhr tish VEH-ruh VOON-duhr-bahr]
💬 Usage Tip: [wäre] is a softer, more polite way to say what you want than plain [ist]. You can reuse that pattern with requests: [Ein Tisch am Fenster wäre schön].
Phrase Breakdown
Ein ruhiger Tisch
ine ROO-ih-guhr tish
a quiet table
The requested table, described as quiet or calm.
Ein Tisch am Fenster wäre schön.
A table by the window would be nice.
Words in this phrase
Ein
[ine]
a
Indefinite article used here with a masculine noun in the nominative case.
Ein ruhiger Tisch wäre wunderbar.
A quiet table would be wonderful.
ruhiger
[ROO-ih-guhr]
quiet
Describes something calm and not noisy; here it modifies Tisch.
Ein ruhiger Tisch wäre wunderbar.
A quiet table would be wonderful.
Tisch
[tish]
table
A table in a restaurant; often used when asking for seating preferences.
Ein ruhiger Tisch wäre wunderbar.
A quiet table would be wonderful.
Wäre wunderbar
VEH-ruh VOON-duhr-bahr
would be wonderful
A polite expression of preference or appreciation.
Das wäre wunderbar.
That would be wonderful.
Words in this phrase
wäre
[VEH-ruh]
would be
Polite subjunctive form that makes the request sound friendly and indirect.
Ein ruhiger Tisch wäre wunderbar.
A quiet table would be wonderful.
wunderbar
[VOON-duhr-bahr]
wonderful
A polite positive reaction showing something would be very welcome.
Ein ruhiger Tisch wäre wunderbar.
A quiet table would be wonderful.
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