Booking a hotel room in German Posted by Sandra Rösner on Jul 20, 2012 in Holidays, Language
When you are planning to go on a trip to Germany you, of course, need board and lodging. No matter whether you book your hotel room from abroad months in advance of your actual visit or right at the hotel reception, you might want to know how you room is equipped. Does it have it balcony? Is quiet? Thus, the following vocabularies would help.
German | Pronunciation | English |
das Badezimmer | dAs bah-duh-tsi-muhR | bathroom |
das Doppelzimmer | dAs do-pel-tsi-muhR | double room |
das Einzelzimmer | dAs ayn-tsel-tsi-muhR | single room |
das Telefon | dAs tey-ley-fon | telephone |
das Zimmer | dAs tsi-muhR | room |
der Balkon | deyR bAl-kohn | balcony |
der Fernseher | deyR feRn-zay-heR | television |
der Safe | deyR Zeyf | safe |
der Schlüssel | deyR shlü-suhl | key |
der Wecker | deyR ve-kuhR | alarm clock |
die Badewanne | dee bah-duh-vA-nuh | bathtub |
die Dusche | dee dew-shuh | shower |
die Halbpension | dee hAlp-pen-zee-ohn | just with breakfast |
die Vollpension | dee fol-pen-zee-ohn | with meals |
die Klimaanlage | dee klee-mah-An-lah-guh | air conditioning |
die Toilette | dee toee-le-tuh | restroom |
die Übernachtung | dee üh-beR-nACH-toong | overnight stay |
ein Zimmer mit Aussicht | ayn tsi-muhR mit ous-ziHt | room with a view |
nach hinten | nahCH hin-tuhn | at the back |
nach vorn | nahCH foRn | at the front |
zum Garten | tsoom gAR-tuhn | on the garden |
zum Hof | tsoom hof | on the courtyard |
zur Meerseite | tsewR meeR-zay-tuh | on the sea(side) |
Exercise:
Now it’s you turn. Fill in the blanks of the dialog below between the Kunde (client) and the Rezeptionist (receptionist).
Kunde: | Guten Tag.(Hello.) |
Rezeptionist: | Guten Tag. Wie kann ich Ihnen helfen?(Hello. How can I help you?) |
Kunde: | Haben sie ein ___________________ frei?(Do you have a ________ available?) |
Rezeptionist: | Ja, möchten sie ein Zimmer mit einem __________________? Wir haben ein wunderschönes Zimmer zur Meerseite.(Yes, would you like a room with a ______________? We have a beautiful room on the seaside.) |
Kunde: | Ja, warum nicht. Hat das Zimme ein _________________? Ich erwarte einen wichtigen Anruf.(Yes, why not. Is there a ___________ in the room? I’m expecting an important call.) |
Rezeptionist: | Selbstverständlich. Möchten Sie Vollpension oder ____________________?(Of course, would you like the room just with breakfast or with all __________________?) |
Kunde: | Vollpension, bitte.(With all meals, please.) |
Rezeptionist: | Gut. Die Zimmernummer ist 33. Hier ist Ihr _________________. Gute Nacht.(OK. The room number is 33. Here is your _________________. Good night.) |
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About the Author: Sandra Rösner
Hello everybody! I studied English and American Studies, Communication Science, and Political Science at the University of Greifswald. Since I have been learning English as a second language myself for almost 20 years now I know how difficult it is to learn a language other than your native one. Thus, I am always willing to keep my explanations about German grammar comprehensible and short. Further, I am inclined to encourage you to speak German in every situation. Regards, Sandra