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How do you ask for 'A table for two, please' in German?

Einen Tisch für zwei, bitte asks for a table for two.

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  1. Einen Tisch für zwei, bitte. ✔
  2. Eine Rechnung für zwei, bitte.
  3. Ein Zimmer für zwei, bitte.

Why: Tisch means table and für zwei means for two. The wrong choices ask for a bill or a hotel room instead.

Huh, didn't know that: Duden defines Tisch as a piece of furniture with a flat top, usually on four legs, used for eating or working.

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Answer: Einen Tisch für zwei, bitte.. Tisch means table and für zwei means for two. The wrong choices ask for a bill or a hotel room instead.

  1. Wiktionary: Tisch en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tisch
    table (a piece of furniture with a relatively deep surface at roughly waist or knee level)
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. Duden: Tisch www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Tisch
    Möbelstück, das aus einer waagerecht auf einer Stütze
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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