Reservierung stornieren
Cancel reservation in German is Reservierung stornieren, used when you tell a business you will not use a booking.
In a full sentence, say Ich möchte meine Reservierung stornieren, I would like to cancel my reservation. With an article, the phrase is die Reservierung stornieren.
What does it mean word for word?
Reservierung means reservation and stornieren means to cancel.
Which one should you use?
stornieren is the specific term for cancelling a formal booking. absagen is a more general verb for cancelling appointments or declining invitations, as in Können Sie bitte meine Reservierung absagen? rückgängig machen means to undo.
How does it change in a sentence?
The past participle of stornieren is storniert, used to say a reservation has been cancelled. The noun for cancellation is die Stornierung.
Did you know?
- While stornieren is for bookings, the word absagen is used for social invitations. Using stornieren with a friend makes it sound like you are treating your friendship as a commercial transaction.
- The verb stornieren comes from the Italian word stornare, which originally meant to change the course of something or to deviate from a path.
- If a company cancels your booking due to their own error, they may use the word streichen, which literally means 'to strike out' or 'to delete' an item from a list.
Examples in context
- Ich möchte meine Reservierung stornieren.I would like to cancel my reservation.
- Ich muss die Reservierung stornieren.I have to cancel the reservation.
- Können Sie bitte meine Reservierung stornieren?Can you please cancel my reservation?
Example conversation
Julian calls a restaurant to change his plans.
- JulianHallo, ich muss meine Reservierung stornieren.Hello, I need to cancel my reservation.
- JuliaDas ist kein Problem, Herr Julian.That is no problem, Mr. Julian.
- JulianVielen Dank für Ihr Verständnis.Thank you very much for your understanding.
- JuliaGerne, Julia und ich wünschen einen schönen Tag.You're welcome, Julia and I wish you a nice day.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries stornieren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
