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How to Say ‘Would you have anything left?’ in French

Est-ce qu'il vous resterait quelque chose ?

eh suh kee eel voo rest-REH KEL-kuh shohz

[eh suh kee eel voo rest-REH KEL-kuh shohz]

💬 Usage Tip: French says "would there remain to you" il vous resterait rather than "would you have left". The ending -ait softens it into a gentle request.

Phrase Breakdown

Est-ce qu'il vous resterait

eh suh kee eel voo rest-REH

Would you still have / would there be left for you

'Est-ce que' starts a question, and 'resterait' is a polite conditional. Say 'ess-KEEL voo rès-te-RAY'.

Example

Est-ce qu'il vous resterait du pain ?

Would you still have some bread?

Words in this phrase

Est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

-ce

[suh]

Used instead of previously mentioned or understood subjects.

Example

C'est ce que je veux dire.

That's what I mean.

qu'

[kee]

that

Conjunction introducing subordinate clauses.

Example

Je pense qu'il est tard.

I think that it's late.

[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.

vous

[voo]

to you

Indirect object pronoun: the person receiving something.

Example

Je vous donne la monnaie.

I give you the change.

resterait

[rest-REH]

would remain / would be left

Conditional of 'rester'; 'il vous resterait' = would you have left.

Example

Il vous resterait une chambre ?

Would you have a room left?

quelque chose ?

KEL-kuh shohz

something?

A fixed expression. Say it in two quick beats: 'kèl-ke SHOZ'.

Example

Tu veux quelque chose ?

Do you want something?

Words in this phrase

quelque

[KEL-kuh]

some

Indefinite word meaning 'some'; with 'chose' it forms 'something'.

Example

Vous avez quelque chose en terrasse ?

Do you have something on the terrace?

chose

[shohz]

thing

Feminine noun meaning 'thing'; after 'quelque' it means 'something'.

Example

C'est une chose importante.

It's an important thing.

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