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How to Say ‘I have a reservation for Saturday at eight’ in Italian

Ho prenotato per sabato alle otto

oh preh-noh-TAH-toh pehr SAH-bah-toh AH-leh OT-toh

[oh preh-noh-TAH-toh pehr SAH-bah-toh AH-leh OT-toh]

Phrase Breakdown

Ho prenotato

oh preh-noh-TAH-toh

I booked

Passato prossimo of 'prenotare'. The 'h' is silent: o pre-no-TA-to.

Example

Ho prenotato un tavolo.

I booked a table.

Words in this phrase

[oh]

I have

First person singular of avere, used with a past participle to form the present perfect.

Example

Ho parlato con tre aziende oggi.

I have spoken with three companies today.

prenotato

[preh-noh-TAH-toh]

booked / reserved

Past participle of 'prenotare', to book.

Example

Abbiamo prenotato un tavolo.

We booked a table.

per sabato alle otto

pehr SAH-bah-toh AH-leh OT-toh

for Saturday at eight

Gives the day and time of the booking. Say it smoothly: per SA-ba-to AL-le OT-to.

Example

Il tavolo è per sabato alle otto.

The table is for Saturday at eight.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

for

A preposition used to explain purpose or reason.

Example

Sono qui per conoscere nuove aziende.

I am here to get to know new companies.

sabato

[SAH-bah-toh]

Saturday

The day of the week after Friday.

Example

Ci vediamo sabato sera.

See you Saturday evening.

alle

[AH-leh]

Used to specify time occurrence.

Example

Alla festa arrivo alle otto.

I arrive at the party at eight.

otto

[OT-toh]

Eight

The numeric representation of the number 8.

Example

Il film inizia alle otto.

The movie starts at eight.

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