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A practical sheet for sit-down dining: reservations, ordering with ich hätte gerne, allergies, and asking for the bill.
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A practical sheet for sit-down dining: reservations, ordering with ich hätte gerne, allergies, and asking for the bill.
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Auf den Namen Müller, für zwei Personen.
Under the name Müller, for two people.
Ich hätte gerne ein Mineralwasser, bitte.
I would like a mineral water, please.
Ich bin allergisch gegen Nüsse.
I am allergic to nuts.
Könnten wir bitte zahlen?
Could we pay, please?
Read both sides once, then cover the English and say your lines aloud. The real appointment may use different wording, but the sequence is predictable.
Server
Guten Abend. Haben Sie reserviert?
Good evening. Do you have a reservation?
You
Ja. Auf den Namen Müller, für zwei Personen.
Yes. Under the name Müller, for two people.
Server
Möchten Sie schon etwas trinken?
Would you like something to drink already?
You
Ich hätte gerne ein Mineralwasser, bitte.
I would like a mineral water, please.
Server
Haben Sie Allergien?
Do you have any allergies?
You
Ja, ich bin allergisch gegen Nüsse.
Yes, I am allergic to nuts.
Server
Schmeckt es Ihnen?
Does it taste good?
You
Ja, danke. Sehr gut.
Yes, thank you. Very good.
Server
Zusammen oder getrennt?
Together or separately?
You
Zusammen, bitte. Könnten wir bitte zahlen?
Together, please. Could we pay, please?
Learn the noun with its article and notice the short grammar pattern attached to it.
Sit-down dining uses ich hätte gerne and a slower back-and-forth, not only a number and a product.
Say Ich bin allergisch gegen … directly. This is language practice; still tell staff the real allergy.
Catch the server with Könnten wir bitte zahlen? or Die Rechnung, bitte.
Short answers for the questions people ask before this appointment.
Say Ja, auf den Namen [name], für zwei Personen when asked Haben Sie reserviert?
Use ich hätte gerne …, bitte for drinks and ich nehme die …, bitte for food from the menu.
Say Ich bin allergisch gegen … and ask Könnten Sie es ohne … zubereiten?
Use Die Rechnung, bitte or Könnten wir bitte zahlen?
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