In Whose Name, Please?

SCENARIO

Imagine you are talking to a hotel receptionist on the phone. After exchanging the customary pleasantries, you say that you have a reservation. The receptionist wants to know in whose name the reservation was made. He/ she says to you something like: "in whose name, please?"

In Spanish, the other person would more likely say:

¿A nombre de quién?

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OUR TIP

The question is an invitation for you to state the name of the person in whose name the reservation was made. Whether the reservation is in your name or in someone else's name, the simple answer would be a person' name. However, you could easily be more informative with very little additional effort.

Assuming the reservation was made in the name of Pedro Botero, you could reply:

• A nombre de Pedro Botero (in Pedro Botero's name);
• A nombre de don Pedro Botero (in Mr. Pedro Botero's name);
• A nombre del señor Botero (in Mister Botero's name);

Now you should practise answering the question:

¿A nombre de quién?

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