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How to Say ‘The booking is under the name Emily Smith.’ in Portuguese

A reserva fica em nome de Emily Smith .

ah reh-ZEHR-vuh FEE-kah ehm NOHM duh

[ah reh-ZEHR-vuh FEE-kah ehm NOHM duh]

💬 Usage Tip: Use em nome de "in the name of" whenever you give a booking name. Same pattern: tenho uma reserva em nome de Silva "I have a booking under Silva".

Phrase Breakdown

A reserva fica

ah reh-ZEHR-vuh FEE-kah

The reservation is

'Ficar' here means 'to be (placed/registered)'. Link 'A' and 'reserva' together: 'a-rre-ZER-va'. The initial 'r' is a strong guttural sound.

Example

A reserva fica para as oito.

The reservation is for eight o'clock.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

the (feminine singular)

Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

A estação é ali à direita.

The station is right there on the right.

reserva

[reh-ZEHR-vuh]

reservation

A booking made in advance, e.g. for a table at a restaurant.

Example

Tenho uma reserva para as oito.

I have a reservation for eight o'clock.

fica

[FEE-kah]

is / stays

'Ficar' meaning to be registered or remain.

Example

O quarto fica em nome da empresa.

The room is under the company's name.

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