How to Say ‘Your name and time, please.’ in Japanese
お名前とお時間をお願いいたします。
o namae to o jikan o o negai itashi masu
[o namae to o jikan o o negai itashi masu]
💬 Usage Tip: Japanese often leaves out words like "tell me" or "give me" when the situation makes them obvious, so [お名前とお時間をお願いいたします。] naturally means "your name and time, please." This pattern is common in service settings: just list what's needed, then add [お願いいたします].
🇯🇵 In Japan: A restaurant might ask this when taking or confirming a reservation. It's polite business Japanese you're likely to hear on the phone or at the host stand.
Phrase Breakdown
お名前
o namae
your name
Polite way to say ‘name.’
お名前をお願いします。
May I have your name, please?
Words in this phrase
お
o
[o]
honorific prefix
The prefix お is part of the polite request expression お願いいたします.
お願いいたしますはとても丁寧です。
Onegai itashimasu is very polite.
名前
namae
[namae]
name
名前 means 'name'; in reservations it usually means the name under which the booking is made.
ご予約のお名前を伺ってもよろしいですか。
May I ask the name for the reservation?
と
to
[to]
and
A particle that joins nouns, such as name and time when taking a reservation.
お名前と人数を確認します。
I will confirm your name and the number of people.
お時間
o jikan
your time / preferred time
Polite way to refer to the time someone wants or has booked.
お時間を教えてください。
Please tell me the time.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[o]
honorific prefix
The prefix お is part of the polite request expression お願いいたします.
お願いいたしますはとても丁寧です。
Onegai itashimasu is very polite.
時間
jikan
[jikan]
time
時間 means 'time'; here it means the desired reservation time.
お時間は八時ごろでも大丈夫です。
Around 8 o’clock is also fine.
をお願いいたします。
o o negai itashi masu
please / we kindly ask for
Very polite request phrase often used in service situations.
ご確認をお願いいたします。
We kindly ask you to confirm.
Words in this phrase
を
o
[o]
object marker
を marks the item being requested, such as the name or time.
お名前をもう一度お願いします。
Please tell me your name one more time.
お
o
[o]
honorific prefix
The prefix お is part of the polite request expression お願いいたします.
お願いいたしますはとても丁寧です。
Onegai itashimasu is very polite.
願い
negai
[negai]
request
願い expresses a request or favor; with お it becomes a polite request phrase.
ご協力をお願いしております。
We are asking for your cooperation.
いたし
itashi
[itashi]
do humbly
いたし is the humble verb form used to make the request extra polite.
こちらで手配いたします。
We will arrange it here.
ます
masu
[masu]
polite verb ending
ます is a polite ending used in formal speech with customers.
ただいま確認します。
I will check right away.
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