How to Say ‘In the meantime, I'll hold the veranda for you until Wednesday’ in Italian
Intanto le tengo bloccata la veranda fino a mercoledì
een-TAHN-toh leh TEN-goh blok-KAH-tah lah veh-RAHN-dah FEE-noh ah mehr-koh-leh-DEE
[een-TAHN-toh leh TEN-goh blok-KAH-tah lah veh-RAHN-dah FEE-noh ah mehr-koh-leh-DEE]
🇮🇹 In Italy: A restaurant holding a space for a group for a few days without a deposit is a courtesy. If you decide not to book, call to release it before the deadline.
Phrase Breakdown
Intanto
[een-TAHN-toh]
meanwhile / for now
In the meantime.
Intanto preparo il caffè.
Meanwhile I'll make coffee.
le tengo bloccata
leh TEN-goh blok-KAH-tah
I'll keep reserved for you
'Le' is the formal 'for you'. 'Tengo bloccata' means 'I keep blocked/held'. Pronounce the double 'cc' with a short pause: blok-KA-ta.
Le tengo bloccata la camera.
I'll hold the room for you.
Words in this phrase
le
[leh]
to you (formal)
Formal indirect pronoun meaning 'to you', used politely with strangers like customers.
Le porto il caffè.
I'll bring you the coffee.
tengo
[TEN-goh]
I keep / hold
From 'tenere', first person.
Ti tengo il posto.
I'll keep the seat for you.
bloccata
[blok-KAH-tah]
blocked / on hold
Reserved so no one else takes it; feminine.
La data è bloccata.
The date is on hold.
la veranda
lah veh-RAHN-dah
the veranda / covered terrace
A feminine noun with its article. Stress the middle syllable: ve-RAN-da.
Mangiamo in veranda stasera.
We're eating on the veranda tonight.
Words in this phrase
la
[lah]
the
The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'
"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.
"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.
veranda
[veh-RAHN-dah]
veranda / terrace
Enclosed terrace area.
Prenoto la veranda.
I'm booking the veranda.
fino a mercoledì
FEE-noh ah mehr-koh-leh-DEE
until Wednesday
Gives the time limit. Link 'fino a' smoothly and stress the final 'dì'.
Il negozio è chiuso fino a mercoledì.
The shop is closed until Wednesday.
Words in this phrase
fino
[FEE-noh]
until
'Fino a' means up to, until.
Lavoro fino a sera.
I work until evening.
a
[ah]
see you; until
A preposition used in time expressions like farewells, especially in fixed phrases such as A presto.
A presto è un modo cordiale per chiudere un messaggio professionale.
A presto is a friendly way to close a professional message.
mercoledì
[mehr-koh-leh-DEE]
Wednesday
Third day of the week, named after Mercury.
Ci vediamo mercoledì.
See you on Wednesday.
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