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How to Say ‘Would you be’ in Italian

Sareste

sah-REH-steh

[sah-REH-steh]

💬 Usage Tip: [Sareste] literally means "you would be," but in booking talk it often comes out more naturally as "how many would there be?" Italian often uses "be" this way for group size.

Phrase Breakdown

Sareste

[sah-REH-steh]

would you be

A polite conditional form used to ask how many people are in the group.

Example

Sareste disponibili a cenare nella sala interna?

Would you be available to dine in the indoor room?

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