How to Say ‘Whose name shall I put it under, please?’ in Portuguese
Fica em nome de quem, por favor?
FEE-kah ehm NOH-meh duh KENG poor fah-VOHR
[FEE-kah ehm NOH-meh duh KENG poor fah-VOHR]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Restaurants usually ask for a first name and a phone number. A first name alone is normally enough.
Phrase Breakdown
Fica em nome de quem,
FEE-kah ehm NOH-meh duh KENG
Whose name is it under,
A standard question when making a booking. Say it as one flowing phrase and pause at the comma.
A reserva fica em nome de quem?
Whose name is the booking under?
Words in this phrase
Fica
[FEE-kah]
will it be / is it (put)
From 'ficar'; here means the booking stays or is registered under something.
A reserva fica para as oito.
The reservation is for eight o'clock.
em
[ehm]
in
Used to indicate inclusion within space or limits.
Está em casa.
It's in the house.
nome
[NOH-meh]
name
What a person is called.
Qual é o seu nome?
What is your name?
de
[duh]
of
A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.
Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.
We talked about career matters during the break.
quem
[KENG]
Who
Used to ask or talk about which person or people.
Quem fez a tarefa?
Who did the task?
por favor?
poor fah-VOHR
please?
Sounds like 'poor fuh-VOR'. It softens the question.
Um café, por favor.
A coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
por
[poor]
for
Preposition indicating what something is in exchange for.
Paguei dez euros por isto.
I paid ten euros for this.
favor
[fah-VOHR]
favour
With 'por', forms 'por favor', meaning please.
Uma água, por favor.
A water, please.
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