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How to Say ‘The small room at the back’ in French

La petite salle du fond

lah puh-TEET sahl dyoo fohn

[lah puh-TEET sahl dyoo fohn]

💬 Usage Tip: du fond describes which room it is. To say where something is, use au fond "at the back," as in c'est au fond "it's at the back."

Phrase Breakdown

La petite salle

lah puh-TEET sahl

the small room

Article, adjective and noun stay together. In everyday speech 'petite' often sounds like 'p'tite'.

Example

La petite salle est réservée.

The small room is booked.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

petite

[puh-TEET]

small

Feminine of 'petit'.

Example

Une petite maison.

A small house.

salle

[sahl]

room, dining room

A room, here a dining area inside a restaurant.

Example

La salle est complète ce soir.

The dining room is full tonight.

du fond

dyoo fohn

at the back

'Du fond' means 'of the back'. 'Fond' ends in a nasal vowel, and the 'd' is silent.

Example

La table du fond est libre.

The table at the back is free.

Words in this phrase

[dyoo]

of the

Contraction of de and le, used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Du pain est sur la table.

Some bread is on the table.

fond

[fohn]

back / far end

The rear part of a place.

Example

Au fond du couloir.

At the end of the corridor.

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