How to Say ‘What name should I put it under?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿A nombre de quién la registro?
ah Nohm-breh deh Kyehn lah rreh-HEES-troh
[ah Nohm-breh deh Kyehn lah rreh-HEES-troh]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish puts a at the very front of a question rather than leaving it at the end like English "under". la refers back to la reservación "the reservation".
Phrase Breakdown
¿A nombre de quién
ah Nohm-breh deh Kyehn
Under whose name
'A nombre de' means 'under the name of.' 'Quién' carries an accent mark because it is a question word: KYEN.
¿A nombre de quién está la cuenta?
Whose name is the account under?
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
under (in 'a nombre de')
Part of 'a nombre de', meaning under the name of.
La reserva está a nombre de Ana.
The reservation is under Ana'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.
la registro?
lah rreh-HEES-troh
do I register it?
'La' refers back to 'la reservación.' Stress re-GIS-tro, and raise your voice at the end for the question.
¿La registro para mañana?
Shall I register it for tomorrow?
Words in this phrase
la
[lah]
it
Feminine object pronoun, referring to the reservation.
La reserva, la confirmo mañana.
The reservation, I'll confirm it tomorrow.
registro
[rreh-HEES-troh]
I register / record
First-person form of 'registrar', to write down.
Registro sus datos.
I record your details.
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