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How to Say ‘I'm sorry, Friday at eight is fully booked.’ in Italian

Mi dispiace, venerdì alle otto è tutto pieno.

mee dee-SPYAH-cheh veh-nehr-DEE AHL-leh OHT-toh eh TOOT-toh PYEH-noh

[mee dee-SPYAH-cheh veh-nehr-DEE AHL-leh OHT-toh eh TOOT-toh PYEH-noh]

Phrase Breakdown

Mi dispiace,

mee dee-SPYAH-cheh

I'm sorry,

This is a polite apology. Say mi di-SPIA-che. The 'ce' sounds like English 'che' in 'chess'.

Example

Mi dispiace, non posso.

I'm sorry, I can't.

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.

dispiace

[dee-SPYAH-cheh]

displeases

Verb meaning something causes regret; with 'mi' it means 'I'm sorry'.

Example

Ci dispiace per il ritardo.

We're sorry for the delay.

venerdì alle otto

veh-nehr-DEE AHL-leh OHT-toh

Friday at eight

This says when. Stress the final 'dì' of 'venerdì'.

Example

Arrivo venerdì alle otto.

I'm arriving Friday at eight.

Words in this phrase

venerdì

[veh-nehr-DEE]

Friday

Fifth day of the week, named after Venus.

Example

Venerdì sera esco con gli amici.

Friday evening I go out with friends.

alle

[AHL-leh]

at (the)

'a' + 'le'; used before clock times.

Example

Chiudiamo alle undici.

We close at eleven.

otto

[OHT-toh]

eight

The number 8; here eight o'clock.

Example

Il ristorante apre alle otto.

The restaurant opens at eight.

è tutto pieno.

eh TOOT-toh PYEH-noh

it's fully booked.

This means there is no space left. Hold the double t in 'tutto'.

Example

Il treno è tutto pieno.

The train is completely full.

Words in this phrase

[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.

tutto

[TOOT-toh]

everything

All things or all that should be considered.

Example

Ho comprato tutto.

I bought everything.

pieno

[PYEH-noh]

full

Completely occupied; no room left.

Example

Il ristorante è pieno.

The restaurant is full.

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