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Welcome to the Rocket German Newsletter Series! When you are traveling to a foreign country, you’ll need to be able to get yourself some accommodation. Before you make a reservation for a room you might want to ask whether there are rooms available. |
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Do you have a room available? | Haben Sie ein Zimmer frei? |
Two useful words to know at this point are “ein Zimmer”, a room, and “frei”, available or literally free. The receptionist may respond…
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Yes, we still have rooms available. | Ja, wir haben noch freie Zimmer. |
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No,unfortunately we have no rooms available. | Nein, wir haben leider keine freien Zimmer. |
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No, we are booked out. | Nein, wir sind leider ausgebucht. |
When asking for the price the receptionist at the hotel will need to know for how many people and for how many nights you want the room.
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For how many people? | Für wie viele Personen? |
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For how many nights? | Für wie viele Nächte? |
You might answer :
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For two people | Für zwei Personen. |
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For one night. | Für eine Nacht. |
The receptionist may also ask whether you want a single or a double room.
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A single room | Ein Einzelzimmer |
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A double room | Ein Doppelzimmer |
Your answer may look like this…
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A single room for two nights, please |
Ein Einzelzimmer für zwei Nächte bitte. |
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A double room for one night, please. | Ein Doppelzimmer für eine Nacht bitte. |
When asking for the price simply say “Wie viel kostet…” how much is it for…, and add the type of room and number of nights you want. For example:
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How much is it for a single room for two nights |
Wie viel kostet ein Einzelzimmer für zwei Nächte ? |
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How much is it for a double room for one night ? | Wie viel kostet ein Doppelzimmer für eine Nacht ? |
Some hotels charge per room, others per person. Here are some possible answers you might get to hear…
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That costs 70 euros per night. | Das kostet 70 Euro pro Nacht. |
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That costs 45 euros per person | Das kostet 45 Euro pro Person. |
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A double room costs 45 euros per person. | Ein Doppelzimmer kostet 45 Euro pro Person. |
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A single room costs 50 euros per night | Ein Einzelzimmer kostet 50 Euro pro Nacht. |
That’s it for today. I hope you enjoyed it.
Bis bald
Paul Weber
www.rocketlanguages.com/german/
P.S. Try out these little exercises to test your German skills!
Exercise 1. Match the German word with its English translation.
| 1. | ein Zimmer | (_________) | a. a double room |
| 2. | ein Einzelzimmer | (_________) | b. a room |
| 3. | pro Nacht | (_________) | c. a single room |
| 4. | ein Doppelzimmer | (_________) | d. per person |
| 5. | pro Person | (_________) | e. per night |
Exercise 2. Now, match the questions and statements with the correct English translation. Write the letter of the answer in the space provided.
| 1. | Wie viel kostet…? | (_________) | a. How much is it for a single room for one night? |
| 2. | Für wie viele Personen? | (_________) | b. Do you have a room available? |
| 3. | Haben Sie ein Zimmer frei? | (_________) | c. For how many nights? |
| 4. | Für wie viele Nächte? | (_________) | d. How much is it for? |
| 5. | Wie viel kostet ein Einzelzimmer für eine Nacht. | (_________) | e. For how many people? |
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