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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. |
| No,unfortunately we have no rooms available. | Nein, wir haben leider keine freien Zimmer. |
| 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? |
| For how many nights? | Für wie viele Nächte? |
You might answer :
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| For two people | Für zwei Personen. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 ? |
| 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. |
| That costs 45 euros per person | Das kostet 45 Euro pro Person. |
| A double room costs 45 euros per person. | Ein Doppelzimmer kostet 45 Euro pro Person. |
| 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
Rocket 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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