How to Say ‘You’d like to confirm your reservation.’ in Japanese
ご予約の確認ですね。
go yoyaku no kakunin desu ne
[goh yoh-yah-koo noh kah-koo-neen dess neh]
💬 Usage Tip: This literally means “It is reservation confirmation, right.” In natural English, it becomes “You’d like to confirm your reservation.” [ですね] makes it sound polite, not blunt.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Staff often restate your request in Japan to show they understood correctly. It is part of careful hospitality.
Phrase Breakdown
ご予約
go yoyaku
reservation
Honorific form of 予約, meaning a reservation or booking.
ご予約をお願いします。
I'd like to make a reservation.
Words in this phrase
ご
go
[goh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix added to make a noun more respectful in customer-facing language.
「ご」は「ご予約」で丁寧な表現になります。
"ご" makes "reservation" more polite in "ご予約."
予約
yoyaku
[yoh-yah-koo]
reservation
A booking made in advance for a trip, hotel, restaurant, or service.
お客様の予約を確認いたします。
I will confirm the customer's reservation.
の確認
no kakunin
confirmation of
の links the two nouns, so this means 'confirmation of (the) reservation.'
予約の確認をします。
I will confirm the reservation.
Words in this phrase
の
no
[noh]
of
A particle connecting two nouns, showing relationship such as "reservation confirmation."
「ご予約の確認」で「の」が言葉をつなげます。
In "reservation confirmation," "の" connects the words.
確認
kakunin
[kah-koo-neen]
confirmation
The act of checking details to make sure they are correct.
ご予約の確認をお願いします。
Please confirm the reservation.
ですね
desu ne
I see; isn't it?
A polite sentence ending used to confirm understanding or seek agreement.
そうですね。
I see.
Words in this phrase
です
desu
[dess]
is / am / are
A polite copula used to state information formally.
こちらが出発時間です。
This is the departure time.
ね
ne
[neh]
right? / isn't it?
A particle used to confirm information with the listener in a soft, polite way.
明日のご出発ですね。
Your departure is tomorrow, right?
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