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How to Say ‘Whether you two need a room’ in Italian

Se vi serve una camera

seh vee SEHR-veh OO-nah KAH-meh-rah

[seh vee SEHR-veh OO-nah KAH-meh-rah]

💬 Usage Tip: vi is "to you" for more than one person, while ti is just one. servire works backwards from English: the room "is needed to you", so mi serve means "I need".

Phrase Breakdown

Se vi serve

seh vee SEHR-veh

If you need

'Servire a qualcuno' means 'to be needed by someone'. 'Vi' is the plural 'to you'.

Example

Se vi serve aiuto, chiamate.

If you need help, call.

Words in this phrase

[seh]

A conjunction meaning 'if,' used to introduce a condition politely.

Example

Se vuoi, possiamo sentirci la prossima settimana.

If you want, we can talk next week.

[vee]

for you / you (plural, indirect object)

An indirect object pronoun meaning for you or to you, usually addressing more than one person or using polite service language.

Example

Vi preparo subito un tavolo vicino all'ingresso.

I’ll prepare a table near the entrance for you right away.

serve

[SEHR-veh]

is needed / do you need

From 'servire'; 'mi/le serve' means 'I/you need' (literally 'it serves me/you').

Example

Ti serve aiuto?

Do you need help?

una camera

OO-nah KAH-meh-rah

a room

'Camera' means a bedroom or a hotel room. The stress is on the first syllable: 'CA-me-ra'.

Example

Vorrei una camera doppia.

I'd like a double room.

Words in this phrase

una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article before a feminine noun.

Example

Ho lavorato in una piccola azienda.

I worked in a small company.

camera

[KAH-meh-rah]

room

Usually means a room, especially a hotel room in travel situations.

Example

La camera ha un bagno privato.

The room has a private bathroom.

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