How to Say ‘A table by the window.’ in Portuguese
Uma mesa junto à janela.
OO-mah MEH-zah ZHOON-too ah zhah-NEL-ah
[OO-mah MEH-zah ZHOON-too ah zhah-NEL-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: [À] comes from [a] + [a], so [junto à janela] is the merged form of "by the window." Watch for this kind of contraction in many location phrases in Portuguese.
Phrase Breakdown
Uma mesa
OO-mah MEH-zah
a table
Feminine singular noun phrase.
Uma mesa junto à janela.
A table by the window.
Words in this phrase
Uma
[OO-mah]
a / one
Feminine indefinite article, used here to ask for a table.
Queria Uma mesa junto à janela.
I’d like a table by the window.
mesa
[MEH-zah]
table
A restaurant table; a key word when making a reservation.
Reservámos uma mesa para as oito.
We reserved a table for eight o’clock.
Junto à janela
ZHOON-too ah zhah-NEL-ah
by the window
Phrase meaning near or beside the window; "à" is the contraction of "a" + "a".
Uma mesa junto à janela.
A table by the window.
Words in this phrase
junto
[ZHOON-too]
next to / by
Indicates a position right beside something.
Queremos ficar junto à janela.
We want to sit by the window.
à
[ah]
to the
Contraction used here in the expression 'junto à janela'.
Uma mesa junto à janela seria ideal.
A table by the window would be ideal.
janela
[zhah-NEL-ah]
window
Used in seating preferences at restaurants.
Há espaço perto da janela.
There is space near the window.
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