How to Say ‘A small private room upstairs’ in Italian
Una saletta riservata al piano di sopra
oo-na sah-LET-tah ree-zehr-VAH-tah ahl PYAH-noh dee SOH-prah
[oo-na sah-LET-tah ree-zehr-VAH-tah ahl PYAH-noh dee SOH-prah]
Phrase Breakdown
Una saletta riservata
oo-na sah-LET-tah ree-zehr-VAH-tah
A small reserved room
Hold the double 't' in 'saletta'. Stress ri-ser-VA-ta.
Vi offriamo una saletta riservata.
We offer you a small reserved room.
Words in this phrase
Una
[oo-na]
A (feminine singular)
An indefinite article used for feminine singular nouns.
Vorrei una bottiglia, grazie.
I would like a bottle, thank you.
saletta
[sah-LET-tah]
small room
Diminutive of 'sala'; a small dining room.
La saletta è accogliente.
The small room is cosy.
riservata
[ree-zehr-VAH-tah]
reserved / private
Set aside for someone; feminine form.
Questo tavolo è riservato.
This table is reserved.
al piano di sopra
ahl PYAH-noh dee SOH-prah
upstairs
Literally 'on the floor above'. Stress PIA-no and SO-pra.
La sala è al piano di sopra.
The room is upstairs.
Words in this phrase
al
[ahl]
at the
'a' + 'il', at the.
Ci vediamo al bar.
See you at the bar.
piano
[PYAH-noh]
floor
A level or story of a building.
L'ufficio è al primo piano.
The office is on the first floor.
di
[dee]
of
Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.
Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?
What kind of role is available?
sopra
[SOH-prah]
above
In a higher position relative to something else.
Il lampadario è sopra il tavolo.
The chandelier is above the table.
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