How to Say “We Have a Reservation” in French

nous avons une réservation
The English phrase 'we have a reservation' is translated into French as nous avons une réservation.

Which one should you use?

While nous avons une réservation is the grammatically standard way to express this, the form on a une réservation is much more common in casual, everyday conversation.

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

Nous avons une réservation is the formal way to say 'We have a reservation'. In spoken French, people often use on a une réservation in informal, everyday situations, using on instead of nous to mean 'we'.

How does it change in a sentence?

The term une réservation is a feminine noun, which is why the indefinite article une must be used instead of the masculine un.

Did you know?

  • In many historical French dialects, such as those in Normandy or Burgundy, the pronoun for 'we' was often replaced by 'je', an unusual swap of the first person singular for the plural.
  • In the Occitan language, the equivalent of nous is nosautres, which is similar to the Provençal nousautes.
  • If you travel to the Franche-Comté region, you might hear people use 'nôs' instead of 'nous' to refer to a group.

Examples in context

  • Nous avons une réservation.
    We have a reservation.
    This example shows the basic statement of having a reservation.
    Tatoeba #3256330 by Julien_PDC, translation #2546908 by CK
  • Nous avons une réservation pour six heures et demie.
    We have a reservation for six-thirty.
    This example is useful for specifying a reservation time using the form nous avons une réservation.
    Tatoeba #1496388 by Rovo, translation #1369387 by CK
  • Nous avons une réservation pour deux personnes.
    We have a reservation for two.
  • Nous avons une réservation au nom de Martin.
    We have a reservation under the name Martin.

Example conversation

Lucas and Léa arrive at a restaurant.

  1. Lucas

    Bonsoir, nous avons une réservation pour deux.
    Good evening, we have a reservation for two.
  2. Léa

    Bien sûr, quel est votre nom ?
    Of course, what is your name?
  3. Lucas

    C'est au nom de Lucas.
    It is under the name Lucas.
  4. Léa

    Parfait, suivez-moi s'il vous plaît.
    Perfect, follow me please.

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