How to Say ‘What name would the reservation be under?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿A nombre de quién sería la reservación?
ah Nohm-breh deh Kyehn seh-REE-a lah reh-sehr-vah-SYON
[ah Nohm-breh deh Kyehn seh-REE-a lah reh-sehr-vah-SYON]
💬 Usage Tip: sería "would be" makes the question gentler than es "is". Staff use this softening form constantly to sound polite.
Phrase Breakdown
¿A nombre de quién
ah Nohm-breh deh Kyehn
Under whose name
This asks for the reservation name. Say a-NOM-bre de KIEN, with a silent 'u'.
¿A nombre de quién está?
Whose name is it under?
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
under / in (a name)
Used in the phrase 'a nombre de' meaning 'under the name of'.
La cuenta está a nombre de mi esposo.
The account is under my husband's name.
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.
quién
[Kyehn]
Whom
Refers to the person or people one is talking about.
Necesito saber de quién son estas sillas.
I need to know to whom these chairs belong.
sería la reservación?
seh-REE-a lah reh-sehr-vah-SYON
would the reservation be?
Mexicans say 'reservación' rather than Spain's 'reserva'. Stress se-RÍ-a and re-ser-va-CIÓN.
Sería la reservación para hoy.
The reservation would be for today.
Words in this phrase
sería
[seh-REE-a]
Would be
A conditional form of the verb 'to be,' used for hypothetical or polite statements.
Sería ideal tener música en vivo.
It would be ideal to have live music.
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.
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