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How to Say ‘Wouldn't you have a table?’ in French

Vous n'auriez pas une table ?

voo n oh-RYAY pah ewn TAH-bluh

[voo n oh-RYAY pah ewn TAH-bluh]

💬 Usage Tip: The ne... pas here doesn't really make it negative. Asking "wouldn't you have...?" is a softened way of saying "would you have...?"

Phrase Breakdown

Vous n'auriez pas

voo n oh-RYAY pah

Wouldn't you have

A polite negative question in the conditional. 'N'auriez' sounds like 'no-ryé'.

Example

Vous n'auriez pas l'heure ?

Would you have the time?

Words in this phrase

Vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

[n]

not

Shortened form of 'ne', the first part of a negation used with 'pas', before a vowel.

Example

Il n'y a pas de marches.

There are no steps.

auriez

[oh-RYAY]

would have

Conditional of avoir, polite 'you' form.

Example

Vous auriez du feu ?

Would you have a light?

pas

[pah]

not

Used with 'ne' to form a negative.

Example

Je ne comprends pas.

I do not understand.

une table ?

ewn TAH-bluh

a table?

'Table' sounds like 'tabl', with a short final 'l'. Raise your voice at the end.

Example

Une table pour deux ?

A table for two?

Words in this phrase

une

[ewn]

Indefinite article, feminine singular.

Example

Elle veut une pomme.

She wants an apple.

table

[TAH-bluh]

table

A table at a restaurant; feminine noun.

Example

Une table pour deux, s'il vous plaît.

A table for two, please.

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