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How to Say ‘A reservation under the name’ in Italian

Una prenotazione a nome

OO-nah preh-noh-taht-SEE-oh-neh ah NOH-meh

[OO-nah preh-noh-taht-SEE-oh-neh ah NOH-meh]

💬 Usage Tip: Add the surname straight after a nome, with no extra word: a nome Rossi "under the name Rossi".

Phrase Breakdown

Una prenotazione

OO-nah preh-noh-taht-SEE-oh-neh

A reservation

Feminine noun with its article 'una'. Stress falls on '-zio-': pre-no-ta-TSIO-ne. The 'z' sounds like 'ts'.

Example

Ho una prenotazione per due.

I have a reservation for two.

Words in this phrase

Una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article before a feminine noun.

Example

Ho lavorato in una piccola azienda.

I worked in a small company.

prenotazione

[preh-noh-taht-SEE-oh-neh]

Reservation

An arrangement to secure a seat or place at an event or venue.

Example

Ho fatto una prenotazione al ristorante.

I made a reservation at the restaurant.

a nome

ah NOH-meh

under the name (of)

A fixed expression used when giving the name on a booking. Say it as one flowing unit: a-NO-me.

Example

Il tavolo è a nome Rossi.

The table is under the name Rossi.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

under / in (the name of)

Used in the set phrase 'a nome di', meaning under someone's name.

Example

Il tavolo è a nome Rossi.

The table is under the name Rossi.

nome

[NOH-meh]

Name

A word or set of words by which a person is known.

Example

A che nome è fatta la prenotazione?

Under what name is the reservation made?

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