
Restaurant reservations Part 3 (Advanced): Confirming the reservation details, including date, time, and number of guests.
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Key Phrases
今晩の予約を確認したいです。
konban no yoyaku o kakunin shi tai desu
I'd like to confirm tonight's reservation.
お名前をお願いいたします。
o namae o o negai itashi masu
May I have your name, please?
お席のご希望はございますか。
o seki no go kibou wa gozai masu ka
Do you have any seating preferences?
Skills You'll Learn
Confirming a restaurant reservation by phone
電話でレストランの予約を確認する
denwa de resutoran no yoyaku o kakunin suru
Giving your name and verifying reservation details
名前を伝えて予約内容を確認する
namae o tsutae te yoyaku naiyou o kakunin suru
Requesting a quiet, family-friendly table politely
家族でゆっくりできる席を丁寧にお願いする
kazoku de yukkuri dekiru seki o teinei ni o negai suru
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Japan to confirm your dinner reservation for tonight, check the details, and politely request a comfortable seat for your family.
もしもし、今晩の予約を確認したいのですが。
moshimoshi konban no yoyaku o kakunin shi tai no desu ga
Hello, I'd like to confirm tonight's reservation.
はい、ありがとうございます。お名前をお願いいたします。
hai arigatou gozai masu o namae o o negai itashi masu
Of course, thank you. May I have your name, please?
Emily Smith です。
^FIRST^ ^LAST^ desu
It's Emily Smith.
はい、 Emily Smith 様ですね。本日、午後七時に四名様でご予約をいただいております。
hai ^FIRST^ ^LAST^ sama desu ne honjitsu gogo shichi ji ni yon mei sama de go yoyaku o itadai te ori masu
Yes, Ms. Emily Smith. You have a reservation for four people today at 7:00 pm.
はい、七時で四人です。間違いないです。
hai shichi ji de yo nin desu machigai nai desu
Yes, seven o'clock for four people. That's correct.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
もしもし。
moshimoshi
Hello.
🇯🇵 Use [もしもし] only on the phone, not when greeting someone face to face. In a reservation call, it's a normal way to open before stating your request.
See breakdown →今晩
konban
Tonight
の予約
no yoyaku
Reservation
💬 [の] links nouns so the first one describes the second: [今晩の予約] = tonight's reservation. You can reuse this pattern with time words like [明日の予約] or [七時の予約].
See breakdown →確認したいです
kakunin shi tai desu
Want to confirm
💬 [~したいです] means "I'd like to do ~" and is a polite way to say what you want. Swap in other verbs the same way: [変更したいです] = I'd like to change it.
See breakdown →今晩の予約を確認したいです。
konban no yoyaku o kakunin shi tai desu
I'd like to confirm tonight's reservation.
💬 [~したいです] means "I'd like to do ~" and is a polite way to say what you want. Swap in other verbs the same way: [確認したいです], [変更したいです], [キャンセルしたいです].
See breakdown →お名前
o namae
Name
をお願いいたします
o o negai itashi masu
Please
💬 [お願いいたします] is a very polite service-style version of [お願いします]. You'll hear it a lot from staff when asking for details like your name or phone number.
See breakdown →お名前をお願いいたします。
o namae o o negai itashi masu
May I have your name, please?
💬 [お願いいたします] is a very polite service-style way to ask for something. Here it literally follows [お名前を], but in natural English it's just "May I have your name, please?"
🇯🇵 This is very standard customer-service language. You usually don't need to match it exactly; a simpler reply like your name plus [です] is fine.
See breakdown →Emily Smith です。
^FIRST^ ^LAST^ desu
It's Emily Smith.
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