Restaurant reservations Part 3 (Advanced): Confirming the reservation details, including date, time, and number of guests.
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Key Phrases
Je voudrais confirmer ma réservation.
I would like to confirm my reservation.
C'est au nom de ^FIRST^ ^LAST^ .
It is under the name of ^FIRST^ ^LAST^.
Votre table est confirmée pour samedi à 20 heures.
Your table is confirmed for Saturday at 8 pm.
Skills You'll Learn
Confirm a restaurant reservation politely.
Confirmer une réservation au restaurant poliment.
Give the name on a reservation.
Donner le nom associé à une réservation.
Check and confirm the date, time, and number of people.
Vérifier et confirmer la date, l'heure et le nombre de personnes.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in France to confirm a dinner reservation for your family and check the date, time, and number of people.
Bonjour, je voudrais confirmer ma réservation, s'il vous plaît.
Hello, I would like to confirm my reservation, please.
Bonjour, bien sûr. Quel nom, s'il vous plaît ?
Hello, of course. What name, please?
C'est au nom de Emily Smith .
It is under the name of Emily Smith.
Oui, je la vois. C'est pour le samedi 14 juin à 20 heures.
Yes, I see it. It is for Saturday, June 14 at 8:00 pm.
Parfait, et c'est bien pour quatre personnes ?
Perfect, and it is for four people, right?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Bonjour
bohn-ZHOOR
Hello
Je voudrais
zhuh voo-DRAY
I would like
💬 [Je voudrais] is a softer, more polite way to ask for something than a blunt [je veux]. You can reuse it easily: [Je voudrais réserver] or [Je voudrais une table].
See breakdown →Confirmer
kohn-feer-MAY
To confirm
Ma réservation
mah ray-zair-va-SYON
My reservation
Je voudrais confirmer ma réservation.
zhuh voo-DRAY kohn-feer-MAY mah ray-zair-va-SYON
I would like to confirm my reservation.
💬 [Je voudrais] makes the request polite and less direct, much like "I'd like to..." in English. It works with lots of verbs: [Je voudrais confirmer], [Je voudrais réserver], [Je voudrais modifier].
See breakdown →S'il vous plaît
seel eel voo pleh
Please
💬 In [S'il vous plaît], the final [t] in [s'il] is normally silent. The whole phrase is said smoothly as one unit, roughly (seel voo pleh).
See breakdown →Bien sûr
byen syoor
Of course
Quel nom
kel nohn
What name
💬 French often asks [Quel nom ?] where English would say "What name?" meaning "Under what name?" In restaurants and hotels, this is a very normal shorthand question.
See breakdown →Quel nom, s'il vous plaît ?
kel nohn seel eel voo pleh
What name, please?
🇫🇷 Staff may ask just [Quel nom ?] or [Quel nom, s'il vous plaît ?] without extra padding. It is normal and not rude; they are simply asking for the booking name.
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