How to Say ‘The one inside the restaurant is narrow.’ in Japanese
店内のは狭くて。
tennai no wa semaku te
[tennai noh wah seh-MAH-koo teh]
💬 Usage Tip: The の here stands in for a noun already mentioned, so 店内の means "the one inside". Stopping on the て form 狭くて leaves the bad news hanging, which sounds softer.
Phrase Breakdown
店内のは
tennai no wa
the one inside the shop
Read 'tennai no wa'. 店内 means 'inside the store'. のは means 'the one'. Hold the double 'n' in 'ten-nai'.
店内のは新しいです。
The one inside the store is new.
Words in this phrase
店内
tennai
[tennai]
inside the store
Refers to the interior of a store.
店内でお待ちください。
Please wait inside the store.
の
no
[noh]
the one (pronoun)
Nominalizer replacing a noun already understood, like 'the one'.
赤いのをください。
The red one, please.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
狭くて。
semaku te
is narrow, so...
Read 'semakute'. This is the て-form of 狭い (narrow). Ending on it sounds soft and apologetic.
部屋が狭くて。
The room is small, so...
Words in this phrase
狭く
semaku
[seh-MAH-koo]
narrow; small
Adverbial/te stem of 狭い, narrow or cramped.
道が狭くて通れません。
The road is narrow, so I can't pass.
て
te
[teh]
and; -te form
A linking form used to connect verbs to following grammar, such as progressive or polite forms.
仕事を探している人と話しました。
I spoke with a person who is looking for work.
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