How to Say ‘What name is the reservation under?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿A nombre de quién la reservación?
ah NOHM-breh deh kyehn lah rreh-sehr-bah-SYOHN
[ah NOHM-breh deh kyehn lah rreh-sehr-bah-SYOHN]
💬 Usage Tip: Mexico says reservación. You may see reserva in Spain, but reservación is what you'll hear here.
Phrase Breakdown
¿A nombre de quién
ah NOHM-breh deh kyehn
Under whose name
'A nombre de' means 'under the name of'. Stress 'quién' at the end: 'a-NOM-bre-de-QUIÉN'.
¿A nombre de quién está la cuenta?
Whose name is the account under?
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
to / at / on
Preposition that helps form the phrase a tiempo, meaning in time.
Entró a tiempo al área.
He entered the box in time.
nombre
[NOHM-breh]
name
The word a person is called by; 'a nombre de' means 'under the name of'.
La mesa está a nombre de Ana.
The table 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 / who
Question word asking about a person; carries an accent.
¿Con quién vienes?
Who are you coming with?
la reservación?
lah rreh-sehr-bah-SYOHN
the reservation?
'Reservación' is the usual word in Mexico. Roll the initial 'r' and stress the end: 're-ser-va-CIÓN'.
Tengo la reservación para hoy.
I have the reservation for today.
Words in this phrase
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
[rreh-sehr-bah-SYOHN]
reservation
A booking; common word in Mexico for a reserved table.
Tengo una reservación para cuatro.
I have a reservation for four.
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