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How to Say ‘I still have a table by the big window’ in French

Il me reste une table près de la baie vitrée

eel muh rest ewn TAH-bluh PREH duh lah BEH vee-TRAY

[eel muh rest ewn TAH-bluh PREH duh lah BEH vee-TRAY]

💬 Usage Tip: Il me reste means "I have left", literally "there remains to me". It's handy anywhere: Il me reste dix euros "I've got ten euros left".

Phrase Breakdown

Il me reste

eel muh rest

I have left / I still have

Literally 'there remains to me'. Say 'eel me RÈST'.

Example

Il me reste dix euros.

I have ten euros left.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

there / it

Part of il y a, meaning there is or there are.

Example

Il y a aussi le cobra dans cette séance.

There is also cobra pose in this session.

[muh]

to me

Indirect object pronoun showing that something is pleasing to the speaker.

Example

Ça me plaît de découvrir de nouveaux métiers.

I like discovering new professions.

reste

[rest]

remains

From rester, meaning to remain or be left.

Example

Il reste encore une place.

There is still one place left.

une table

ewn TAH-bluh

a table

Article and noun kept together: 'ün TA-bl'.

Example

Je cherche une table.

I'm looking for a table.

Words in this phrase

une

[ewn]

a / an

An indefinite article used before feminine singular nouns.

Example

Une rencontre comme celle-ci peut ouvrir des portes.

A meeting like this can open doors.

table

[TAH-bluh]

table

A place to sit and eat in a restaurant.

Example

Une table pour quatre, s'il vous plaît.

A table for four, please.

près de la baie vitrée

PREH duh lah BEH vee-TRAY

near the picture window

A location phrase. Say it smoothly: 'prè de la bè vee-TRAY'.

Example

Le canapé est près de la baie vitrée.

The sofa is near the picture window.

Words in this phrase

près

[PREH]

near

Used with 'de' to mean close to.

Example

Le café est près de l'église.

The café is near the church.

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

baie

[BEH]

bay (window)

With 'vitrée', a large glass window or picture window.

Example

La baie donne sur la mer.

The big window looks onto the sea.

vitrée

[vee-TRAY]

glass (glazed)

Feminine adjective: fitted with glass panes.

Example

La porte vitrée est ouverte.

The glass door is open.

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