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How to Say ‘Under the name Emily Smith, please.’ in Spain Spanish

A nombre de Emily Smith , por favor.

ah NOM-bray deh por fah-BOR

[ah NOM-bray deh por fah-BOR]

💬 Usage Tip: Use [a nombre de] when giving the name on a booking: [A nombre de López], [A nombre de Marta Ruiz]. [Por favor] at the end softens it naturally.

Phrase Breakdown

A

[ah]

in / under

A here is used in the expression a nombre de, meaning 'under the name of.'

Example

La reserva está A nombre de ^FIRST^ ^LAST^ , por favor.

The reservation is under the name of ^FIRST^ ^LAST^, please.

nombre

[NOM-bray]

name

nombre means 'name,' referring to the name used for the booking.

Example

A nombre de ^FIRST^ ^LAST^ , por favor. Ese nombre aparece en el sistema.

Under the name of ^FIRST^ ^LAST^, please. That name appears in the system.

de

[deh]

of

de links the expression to the person's name: 'under the name of.'

Example

En A nombre de ^FIRST^ ^LAST^ , por favor., de introduce el nombre de la persona.

In 'Under the name of ^FIRST^ ^LAST^, please,' de introduces the person's name.

Por favor

por fah-BOR

Please

A polite way to request something.

Example

Repítalo, por favor.

Please repeat it.

Words in this phrase

por

[por]

please / for

por is part of the fixed polite phrase por favor, meaning 'please.'

Example

A nombre de ^FIRST^ ^LAST^ , por favor. Dígalo otra vez, por favor.

Under the name of ^FIRST^ ^LAST^, please. Say it again, please.

favor

[fah-BOR]

favor

favor literally means 'favor,' but in por favor it is used to say 'please.'

Example

A nombre de ^FIRST^ ^LAST^ , por favor. Gracias por el favor.

Under the name of ^FIRST^ ^LAST^, please. Thanks for the favor.

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