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How to Say ‘I've booked for Thursday evening under the name Smith.’ in French

J'ai réservé pour jeudi soir au nom de Smith .

zhay ay ray-zehr-VAY poor zhuh-DEE swahr oh nom duh

[zhay ay ray-zehr-VAY poor zhuh-DEE swahr oh nom duh]

💬 Usage Tip: Au nom de is the set way to say "under the name of". Use it whenever you give a name for a booking or a pickup.

🇫🇷 In France: Giving your surname when you arrive is the usual check-in. Staff often repeat it back to confirm, so expect a pause while they look you up.

Phrase Breakdown

J'ai réservé

zhay ay ray-zehr-VAY

I booked

Passé composé of 'réserver'. Say 'zhay ray-zair-VAY'.

Example

J'ai réservé hier.

I booked yesterday.

Words in this phrase

[zhay]

Pronoun used by the speaker to refer to himself or herself.

Example

J'aime les bonbons.

I like candies.

[ay]

have

Form of 'avoir' used with past participles to make the past tense.

Example

J'ai beaucoup appris grâce à notre discussion.

I learned a lot thanks to our discussion.

réservé

[ray-zehr-VAY]

booked / reserved

Past participle of 'réserver', used with 'avoir' for a completed booking.

Example

Nous avons réservé une table.

We booked a table.

pour jeudi soir

poor zhuh-DEE swahr

for Thursday evening

'pour' plus a day and a time of day. Say 'poor zhuh-DEE swahr'.

Example

C'est pour jeudi soir.

It's for Thursday evening.

Words in this phrase

pour

[poor]

for

Indicating purpose or reason.

Example

C'est pour toi.

It's for you.

jeudi

[zhuh-DEE]

Thursday

The fourth day of the week, named after Jupiter.

Example

On se voit jeudi soir.

See you Thursday evening.

soir

[swahr]

evening

Refers to the evening time, often after work or during an event.

Example

Ce soir, je vous envoie un message de remerciement.

This evening, I am sending you a thank-you message.

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