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How to Say ‘I still have one table left outside.’ in Italian

Mi resta ancora un tavolo fuori.

mee REHS-tah ahn-KOH-rah oon TAH-vo-lo FWOH-ree

[mee REHS-tah ahn-KOH-rah oon TAH-vo-lo FWOH-ree]

💬 Usage Tip: Mi resta literally means "remains to me", so the thing left over is the subject. Same pattern: mi restano due tavoli "I have two tables left".

Phrase Breakdown

Mi resta ancora

mee REHS-tah ahn-KOH-rah

I still have left

'Mi resta' literally means 'remains to me', so 'I have left'. 'Ancora' means still.

Example

Mi resta ancora un po' di tempo.

I still have a bit of time left.

Words in this phrase

[mee]

to me

Indirect object pronoun meaning to me; used to express personal reaction.

Example

Nella frase Mi fa piacere, Mi indica la persona che prova la sensazione.

In the phrase 'Mi fa piacere,' 'Mi' indicates the person feeling the emotion.

resta

[REHS-tah]

remains / is left

From 'restare'; with 'mi' it means 'I have left'.

Example

Mi resta solo un posto.

I have only one seat left.

ancora

[ahn-KOH-rah]

still; yet

An adverb meaning something continues or has not finished yet.

Example

In "È ancora lunga", "ancora" fa capire che non è finita.

In "È ancora lunga", "ancora" makes it clear that it is not over.

un tavolo fuori.

oon TAH-vo-lo FWOH-ree

one table outside.

'Tavolo' is a table, stressed TA-vo-lo. 'Fuori' means outside.

Example

Preferiamo un tavolo fuori.

We prefer a table outside.

Words in this phrase

[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.

tavolo

[TAH-vo-lo]

Table

A piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs used for various purposes.

Example

Cerco un tavolo nel ristorante.

I'm looking for a table in the restaurant.

fuori

[FWOH-ree]

Outside

Situated or moving beyond or on the exterior of something.

Example

Sono fuori casa.

I am outside the house.

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