How to Say ‘Can I have your name, please?’ in German
Kann ich Ihren Namen haben, bitte?
kahn ikh EER-en NAH-men HAH-ben BIT-teh
[kahn ikh EER-en NAH-men HAH-ben BIT-teh]
💬 Usage Tip: Ihren is the formal your here, and it changes shape because of Namen. The same pattern appears in common service phrases like Ihre Reservierung but Ihren Namen.
Phrase Breakdown
Kann ich Ihren Namen haben
kahn ikh EER-en NAH-men HAH-ben
Words in this phrase
Kann
[kahn]
can
Possibility or permission to do something.
Kann ich sitzen?
Can I sit?
ich
[ikh]
I
The person speaking.
Ich komme gleich.
I will be right there.
Ihren
[EER-en]
your
Belonging to you.
Ihren Tisch habe ich reserviert.
I have reserved your table.
Namen
[NAH-men]
name
Identifier for a person.
Könnte ich Ihren Namen erfahren?
Could I know your name?
haben
[HAH-ben]
have
To obtain or receive.
Kann ich das haben?
Can I have that?
bitte
[BIT-teh]
please
A polite addition to requests.
Können Sie das bitte machen?
Can you do that please?
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