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How to Say ‘I still have room’ in French

Il me reste de la place

eel muh rest DUH lah plahs

[eel muh rest DUH lah plahs]

💬 Usage Tip: Il me reste means "I have left", built from "there remains to me". Try Il me reste dix euros "I have ten euros left".

Phrase Breakdown

Il me reste

eel muh rest

I still have

Word for word, 'there remains to me'. In speech it often sounds like 'eel muh rest'.

Example

Il me reste dix euros.

I have ten euros left.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

it (impersonal)

Impersonal subject used with verbs like 'rester' meaning 'there is left'.

Example

Il reste du pain.

There is some bread left.

[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.

de la place

DUH lah plahs

some room

'De la' means 'some' before a feminine noun. 'Place' here means space or availability. Say 'duh lah plass'.

Example

Il y a de la place en terrasse.

There's room on the terrace.

Words in this phrase

[DUH]

some

With 'l'' forms the partitive article, meaning an unspecified amount.

Example

Je bois de l'eau.

I drink some water.

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

place

[plahs]

space

Room or availability, such as open spots in a class.

Example

Il y a de la place dans ce cours.

There is space in this class.

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