How to Say ‘Under the name Emily Smith’ in German
Auf den Namen Emily Smith
owf dayn NAH-men
[owf dayn NAH-men]
🇩🇪 In Germany: Staff will usually ask Auf welchen Namen? "Under what name?" Giving just your surname is normal and often enough.
Phrase Breakdown
Auf den Namen
owf dayn NAH-men
Under the name
The fixed phrase for giving the name on a booking. Say it as one smooth unit with stress on 'NA-men'.
Auf den Namen Schmidt, bitte.
Under the name Schmidt, please.
Words in this phrase
Auf
[owf]
under (a name)
'Auf den Namen' means a booking is under someone's name.
Die Reservierung ist auf meinen Namen.
The reservation is under my name.
den
[dayn]
the
Definite article in the dative plural form used after this preposition.
Im Ausdruck Hinter den Kulissen steht den im Dativ Plural.
In the expression 'Behind the scenes', 'the' is in the dative plural.
Namen
[NAH-men]
name
Form of 'Name' after a preposition.
Wie war der Namen noch?
What was the name again?
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