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How to Say ‘There's a free table’ in Italian

C'è un tavolino libero

chee eh oon tah-voh-LEE-noh LEE-beh-roh

[chee eh oon tah-voh-LEE-noh LEE-beh-roh]

💬 Usage Tip: The ending -ino makes things small: tavolo "table" becomes tavolino "little table". Use c'è for one thing, and ci sono for several.

Phrase Breakdown

C'è un tavolino

chee eh oon tah-voh-LEE-noh

There is a little table

'C'è' means 'there is'. 'Tavolino' is the diminutive of 'tavolo', a small table like those in a café. Stress it on 'LI': ta-vo-LI-no.

Example

C'è un tavolino vicino alla finestra.

There's a little table near the window.

Words in this phrase

[chee]

there is

This is a contraction of 'ci è', meaning 'there is'.

Example

C'era una volta...

Once upon a time...

[eh]

Third-person singular of 'essere'; used to describe a person, company, or situation.

Example

Quando dici È in È molto umana, stai descrivendo l'azienda.

When you say 'È' in 'È molto umana,' you are describing the company.

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

tavolino

[tah-voh-LEE-noh]

small table

Diminutive of 'tavolo', a little table, typical in bars.

Example

Ci sediamo al tavolino?

Shall we sit at the little table?

libero

[LEE-beh-roh]

free

Not under the control or in the power of something or someone else.

Example

Ho un po' di tempo libero settimana prossima.

I have some free time next week.

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