How to Say ‘What name should I put it under?’ in Spain Spanish
¿A nombre de quién la pongo?
ah NOHM-breh deh kee-EN lah POHN-goh
[ah NOHM-breh deh kee-EN lah POHN-goh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Answer with your surname or first name, as in A nombre de Smith. Spell it slowly if it's unfamiliar, since staff will write it down.
Phrase Breakdown
¿A nombre de quién
ah NOHM-breh deh kee-EN
Under whose name
'Quién' sounds like 'kyen' and is stressed.
¿A nombre de quién está?
Whose name is it under?
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
under / in (a name)
In 'a nombre de', it means in someone's name.
La reserva está a mi nombre.
The booking is in my name.
nombre
[NOHM-breh]
name
Noun for a person's name.
¿Cuál es su nombre?
What is your name?
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
quién
[kee-EN]
whom
Question word asking which person or team someone supports.
¿Quién gana y a quién apoyas tú?
Who wins and whom do you support?
la pongo?
lah POHN-goh
shall I put it?
'La' refers to 'la reserva'. Stress 'PON-go' and let your voice rise.
¿Dónde la pongo?
Where shall I put it?
Words in this phrase
la
[lah]
it (feminine)
Direct object pronoun referring to a feminine noun, like the reservation.
La reserva, la confirmo ahora.
The booking, I'll confirm it now.
pongo
[POHN-goh]
I put / shall I put
First person of 'poner', to put or place.
Pongo el bolso en la mesa.
I put the bag on the table.
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