How to Say ‘You have a reservation.’ in Japanese
ご予約をいただいております。
go yoyaku o itadai te ori masu
[goh yoh-yah-koo oh ee-tah-die teh oh-ree mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [いただいております] is very polite and often sounds more indirect than direct English. In service settings, [ご予約をいただいております] means "you have a reservation," even though the literal idea is "we have received your reservation."
Phrase Breakdown
ご予約
go yoyaku
reservation; booking
Polite prefix ご added to 予約 to make it more respectful.
ご予約ありがとうございます。
Thank you for your reservation.
Words in this phrase
ご
go
[goh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix used to refer respectfully to the customer's reservation.
ご予約をいただいております。
We have received your reservation.
予約
yoyaku
[yoh-yah-koo]
reservation
A booking made by the customer.
ご予約をいただいております。
We have received your reservation.
をいただいております
o itadai te ori masu
have received; currently have
Very polite expression meaning the reservation has been received and is being held.
お申し込みをいただいております。
We have received your application.
Words in this phrase
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Marks the reservation as the object in the sentence.
ご予約をいただいております。
We have received your reservation.
いただい
itadai
[ee-tah-die]
have received (humbly)
A humble expression staff use to politely say they have your reservation.
ご予約をいただいております。
We have received your reservation.
て
te
[teh]
and; -ing
Links the humble verb to the ongoing polite form.
ご予約をいただいております。
We have received your reservation.
おり
ori
[oh-ree]
be; exist (humble polite form)
Used in formal speech to indicate an ongoing state politely.
ご予約をいただいております。
We have received your reservation.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
Gives the whole expression a formal, respectful tone.
ご予約をいただいております。
We have received your reservation.
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