How to Say ‘Could you give me the name the reservation is under, please?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Me podría dar el nombre de la reservación, por favor?
meh poh-DREE-ah DAHR el Nohm-breh deh lah reh-sehr-vah-SYON pohr fah-BOR
[meh poh-DREE-ah DAHR el Nohm-breh deh lah reh-sehr-vah-SYON pohr fah-BOR]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Staff ask whose name the booking is under, not your own name, so give the name the person who booked used.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Me podría dar
meh poh-DREE-ah DAHR
Could you give me
A polite request using the conditional. Stress po-dRÍ-a and keep the 'í' clear.
¿Me podría dar la cuenta?
Could you give me the check?
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.
En «Me importa mucho.», «Me» indica a la persona que siente interés.
In “It matters to me a lot,” “Me” shows the person who cares.
podría
[poh-DREE-ah]
could you
Conditional of 'poder', used for polite requests.
¿Podría esperar un momento?
Could you wait a moment?
dar
[DAHR]
give
To transfer the possession of something to someone.
¿Me podrían dar información sobre las opciones privadas?
Could you give me information about the private options?
el nombre de la reservación,
el Nohm-breh deh lah reh-sehr-vah-SYON
the name on the reservation
The thing being asked for. Say it as one flowing chunk, with stress on NOM-bre and -CIÓN.
Necesito el nombre de la reservación.
I need the name on the reservation.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
nombre
[Nohm-breh]
Name
Refers to a word by which a person or thing is known.
La reserva está a nombre de Ana.
The reservation is under Ana's name.
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
reservación
[reh-sehr-vah-SYON]
Reservation
A noun referring to the action of reserving something, such as a table.
Necesitamos 'reservación' para cuatro personas.
We need a reservation for four people.
por favor?
pohr fah-BOR
please?
A polite closing. Stress fa-VOR and let your voice rise at the end of the question.
Un café, por favor.
A coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
por
[pohr]
Please
A polite expression used for requests.
'Por favor', pásame la sal.
'Please', pass me the salt.
favor
[fah-BOR]
Please
Used to politely ask for something.
Un poco de agua, por favor.
A bit of water, please.
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