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How to Say ‘Over there, in the waiting room.’ in Italian

Lì, in sala d'attesa.

lee een SAH-lah d aht-TEH-zah

[lee een SAH-lah d aht-TEH-zah]

Phrase Breakdown

Lì, in sala

lee een SAH-lah

There, in the room

'Lì' means 'there' and is stressed on the 'i'. Pause briefly at the comma, then say 'in SA-la'.

Example

Lì, in sala, c'è posto.

There, in the room, there is space.

Words in this phrase

Lì

[lee]

there

There, a specific place.

Example

Aspettami lì.

Wait for me there.

in

[een]

in

Preposition used to indicate being inside or part of a place or organization.

Example

Uso "in" quando parlo del lavoro in un'organizzazione.

I use "in" when I talk about working in an organization.

sala

[SAH-lah]

room / hall

A room, especially a dining room in a restaurant.

Example

La sala è grande.

The room is big.

d'attesa.

d aht-TEH-zah

waiting (as in 'waiting room')

This completes 'sala d'attesa' (waiting room). Say 'dat-TEH-sa' with a held double 'tt'.

Example

La sala d'attesa è piena.

The waiting room is full.

Words in this phrase

d'

[d]

of

Short form of 'di' before a vowel.

Example

Un bicchiere d'acqua, grazie.

A glass of water, thanks.

attesa

[aht-TEH-zah]

waiting

Noun meaning a wait; 'sala d'attesa' is a waiting room.

Example

L'attesa è stata lunga.

The wait was long.

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