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How to Say ‘Sorry, Saturday at 8 pm is fully booked.’ in French

Désolée, samedi à vingt heures, c'est complet.

day-zo-LAY sam-duh-DEE ah van uhr suh eh kohm-PLEH

[day-zo-LAY sam-duh-DEE ah van uhr suh eh kohm-PLEH]

Phrase Breakdown

Désolée,

day-zo-LAY

Sorry,

A woman's 'sorry' (feminine spelling), but it sounds the same as 'désolé': 'day-zo-LAY'.

Example

Désolée, je suis en retard.

Sorry, I'm late.

Words in this phrase

Désolée

[day-zo-LAY]

sorry

Feminine form of 'désolé', used when the speaker is a woman.

Example

Je suis désolée pour le retard.

I'm sorry for the delay.

samedi à vingt heures,

sam-duh-DEE ah van uhr

Saturday at 8 p.m.,

Repeats the requested time. Say 'sam-DEE ah van-TEUR'.

Example

Rendez-vous samedi à vingt heures.

See you Saturday at 8 p.m.

Words in this phrase

samedi

[sam-duh-DEE]

Saturday

The day of the week Saturday, often used when booking a table.

Example

Dans « Pour samedi », « samedi » précise le jour de la réservation.

In “Pour samedi,” “samedi” specifies the day of the reservation.

à

[ah]

at

A preposition indicating position or direction.

Example

À la maison.

At the house.

vingt

[van]

twenty

The number twenty; in time expressions it helps form 20:00.

Example

Vingt heures est une heure courante pour dîner en France.

Eight p.m. is a common time for dinner in France.

heures

[uhr]

o'clock / hours

Used after a number to tell the time in French.

Example

Dans « Pour 20 heures. », « heures » indique qu'on parle de l'heure.

In “Pour 20 heures.”, “heures” shows that we are talking about time.

c'est complet.

suh eh kohm-PLEH

it's fully booked.

Means no places are left. Say 'say kom-PLAY'; the final 't' is silent.

Example

Le train est complet.

The train is full.

Words in this phrase

c'

[suh]

It

Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

C'est incroyable.

It is incredible.

est

[eh]

is

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

complet

[kohm-PLEH]

fully booked / full

Used for restaurants, hotels or shows that have no space left.

Example

Le restaurant est complet ce soir.

The restaurant is fully booked tonight.

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