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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.

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🌙

今晩

konban

Tonight

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📝

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].

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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.

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🌙📝✅

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].

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👤

お名前

o namae

Name

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🙏

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.

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👤🙏

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.

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👤

Emily Smith です。

^FIRST^ ^LAST^ desu

It's Emily Smith.

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