How to Say ‘A private room upstairs’ in French
Un salon à l'étage
sa-LOHN ah l' ay-TAHZH
[sa-LOHN ah l' ay-TAHZH]
Phrase Breakdown
Un salon
sa-LOHN
A lounge / private room
In a restaurant, "un salon" is a separate room. Both syllables are nasal: "un sa-LON".
Nous avons un salon privé.
We have a private room.
Words in this phrase
Un
salon
[sa-LOHN]
private dining room
In restaurants, a separate lounge or room for groups.
Le salon accueille quinze personnes.
The private room holds fifteen people.
à l'étage
ah l' ay-TAHZH
upstairs
This tells you where the room is. Say it as "a-lé-TAJ".
La chambre est à l'étage.
The bedroom is upstairs.
Words in this phrase
à
[ah]
at
A preposition indicating position or direction.
À la maison.
At the house.
l'
[l']
the
Used before singular when the item is known.
L'homme est là.
The man is there.
étage
[ay-TAHZH]
floor
A masculine noun for a level or storey of a building.
Mon appartement est au troisième étage.
My apartment is on the third floor.
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