11.15 Ein Brief an ein Hotel-Glossary

der Brief (-e) letter 

ein Brief an (+ Acc.) a letter to 

KG (-s) This means "limited partnership". It is short for "die Kommanditgesellschaft" 

der Engel (-) This means "angel". The full title of the hotel translates as "Blue Angel", which was a famous Marlene Dietrich film! 

die Allee (-n) This means not an "alley" but an "avenue". 

geehrt honoured, esteemed 

die Dame (-n) lady 

der Herr (weak masc.) gentleman 

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren This equates to the English "Dear Sir or Madam". It is the standard opening in a business letter wher you do not know the name or gender of the recipient. 

für unseren Vorsitzenden This means "for our chairman". Note the accusative endings on this adjectival noun. 

Herrn Rösler Note too that the weak masculine noun "Herr" adds an "-n" here as it is also in the accusative case. 

die Suite (-n) suite 

die Loggia (pl. - Loggien) balcony 

buchen to book 

die Sekretärin (-innen) secretary

benötigen to require 

der/die gleiche the same 

auf der gleichen Etage on the same floor 

betrachten als to regard as 

die Reservierung (-en) reservation 

bindend binding; definite 

freihalten (sep.) This is a separable verb ("frei-halten") meaning "to keep or save" a hotel room for someone 

auch wenn even if 

unser Vorsitzender once again note the mixed declension endings on the adjectival noun. 

spät late 

spät am Abend late in the evening 

sollte ankommen This means "should arrive" and is a form of the conditional tense which shall be discussed in forthcoming chapters. 

bestätigen to /confirm/i 

bestätigen Sie uns... please confirm for us... 

schriftlich in writing 

der Preis (-e) price 

zusätzlich additionally 

zuschicken (sep.) This is a separable verb meaning "to send". The object that you are sending is in the accusative case, and the person to whom you are sending it is in the dative case. 

der Hotelprospekt (-e) hotel brochure 

der Gruß (pl. - Grüße) greeting 

mit freundlichen Grüßen This literally means "with friendly greetings" - note the dative plural endings on the noun! It equates to the English "Yours..." at the end of a business letter. 

das Marketing marketing 

die Marketing-Abteilung (-en) marketing department