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How to Say ‘I'll put a hold on the mezzanine for you’ in French

Je vous pose une option sur la mezzanine

zhuh voo pohz ewn op-SYOHN sur lah med-zah-NEEN

[zhuh voo pohz ewn op-SYOHN sur lah med-zah-NEEN]

🇫🇷 In France: Many Paris restaurants offer a mezzanine or a back room as a semi-private space for groups. You usually don't pay a room fee for it, but there may be a minimum spend.

Phrase Breakdown

Je vous pose

zhuh voo pohz

I'll put (for you)

This starts the expression 'poser une option'. The 's' in 'pose' sounds like 'z'.

Example

Je vous pose un verre ici.

I'll put a glass here for you.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

vous

[voo]

to you

Indirect object pronoun: the person receiving something.

Example

Je vous donne la monnaie.

I give you the change.

pose

[pohz]

put / place

From 'poser'; 'poser une option' means to put a provisional hold on a booking.

Example

Je pose une option sur la salle.

I'm putting a hold on the room.

une option

ewn op-SYOHN

a provisional hold

This is a tentative booking. Link the words: 'u-nop-syon'.

Example

C'est juste une option.

It's just a provisional hold.

Words in this phrase

une

[ewn]

Indefinite article, feminine singular.

Example

Elle veut une pomme.

She wants an apple.

option

[op-SYOHN]

option / provisional hold

A choice; in bookings, a temporary reservation not yet confirmed.

Example

L'option est valable deux jours.

The hold is valid for two days.

sur la mezzanine

sur lah med-zah-NEEN

on the mezzanine

This says where the hold applies. Say 'sur-la-mè-dza-nin'.

Example

On dîne sur la mezzanine.

We're dining on the mezzanine.

Words in this phrase

sur

[sur]

Indicates position in relation to a surface.

Example

Nous avançons sur ce chemin en ton absence.

We proceed on this path in your absence.

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

mezzanine

[med-zah-NEEN]

mezzanine

A raised floor level partly open to the room below, often used for semi-private dining.

Example

La mezzanine accueille vingt personnes.

The mezzanine seats twenty people.

Guides for French learners

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