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INTRODUCTION
Hallo! Hello and welcome to Dutch Survival Phrases brought to you by DutchPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to the Netherlands. You will be surprised at how far a little Dutch will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
In the last lesson, we learned how to get a table at a restaurant, but listeners, please know that it can be difficult to get a seat, especially on the weekends.
The best thing to do, without a doubt, is to make a reservation for the time you want to go and eat.
In this lesson, we'll cover making a reservation at a restaurant.
Normally, if you make a phone call in order to make a reservation for the evening you would say, "I would like to make a reservation for this evening." Ik zou graag een tafel voor vanavond willen reserveren.
Let's look at the components of this phrase.
The words Ik zou graag mean, "I would like to."
Let's break it down by syllable: Ik zou graag.
The next two words are voor vanavond, which mean, "for tonight."
Let's break these words down by syllable: Voor van-a-vond.
Voor vanavond.
The next word is een, or "one," which you learned previously, and then tafel, which means, "table."
Tafel.
let's break it down: Ta-fel.
Tafel.
The next component is the verb willen, and means, "want," which moves toward the end of the sentence. We follow this with the infinitive form, reserveren, meaning, "to book, to reserve." Reserveren.
Let's break it down by syllable: Re-ser-ver-en.
Let's recap the phrase one more time.
Ik zou graag een tafel voor vanavond willen reserveren.
Normally, they'll ask you how many people are in the party and the time of the reservation.
"For how many people?" in Dutch is Voor hoeveel personen?
Let's break it down by syllable: Voor hoe-veel per-so-nen?
Voor hoeveel personen?
Now let's imagine you are a party of two.
In Dutch, you would say Voor twee, which in English means, "for two."
Voor twee.
Finally, let's see how they will ask you the time of your reservation. Voor hoe laat? ("At what time?")
This phrase literally means, "for how late."
Let's break down these words and see them one more time: Voor hoe laat?
Now, let's answer the question! Let's imagine you want to reserve a table at eight o'clock.
Om acht uur. ("At eight.")
Let's break down these words and hear them one more time.
Om acht uur.

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so good luck, that also means “good luck” in Dutch.
"I would like to make a reservation for this evening." - Ik zou graag een tafel voor vanavond willen reserveren.
Ik zou graag een tafel voor vanavond willen reserveren.
Ik zou graag een tafel voor vanavond willen reserveren.
"For how many people?" - Voor hoeveel personen?
Voor hoeveel personen?
Voor hoeveel personen?
"For two." - Voor twee.
Voor twee.
Voor twee.
"At what time?" - Voor hoe laat?
Voor hoe laat?
Voor hoe laat?
"At eight." - Om acht uur.
Om acht uur.
Om acht uur.
All right, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Tot ziens!

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