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How to Say ‘I'll reserve the conservatory’ in German

Ich reserviere den Wintergarten

ikh reh-zer-VEE-reh dayn VIN-ter-gar-ten

[ikh reh-zer-VEE-reh dayn VIN-ter-gar-ten]

💬 Usage Tip: German uses the plain present tense for things about to happen: ich reserviere covers "I'll reserve". The same goes for Ich rufe morgen an "I'll call tomorrow".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich reserviere

ikh reh-zer-VEE-reh

I'll reserve

This comes from 'reservieren', stressed on 'VIE': 're-zer-VEE-re'. The 'v' sounds like an English 'v'.

Example

Ich reserviere einen Tisch.

I'll reserve a table.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

reserviere

[reh-zer-VEE-reh]

reserve / am reserving

First person form of 'reservieren', to book in advance.

Example

Ich reserviere einen Tisch für zwei.

I'm reserving a table for two.

den Wintergarten

dayn VIN-ter-gar-ten

the conservatory

A 'Wintergarten' is a glass-walled room or conservatory. 'Den' is the accusative masculine article. Say 'VIN-ter-garten'.

Example

Wir essen im Wintergarten.

We're eating in the conservatory.

Words in this phrase

den

[dayn]

the

Definite article in the dative plural form used after this preposition.

Example

Im Ausdruck Hinter den Kulissen steht den im Dativ Plural.

In the expression 'Behind the scenes', 'the' is in the dative plural.

Wintergarten

[VIN-ter-gar-ten]

conservatory / winter garden

A glass-walled room, often used for group dining.

Example

Der Wintergarten ist sehr hell.

The conservatory is very bright.

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