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How to Say ‘Isn't there another table?’ in Portuguese

Não haverá outra mesa?

NOWN ah-veh-RAH OH-trah MAY-zuh

[NOWN ah-veh-RAH OH-trah MAY-zuh]

💬 Usage Tip: haverá is a future form ("will there be"), but asking in the negative softens the question into a gentle "might there be".

Phrase Breakdown

Não haverá

NOWN ah-veh-RAH

Wouldn't there be

The future tense 'haverá' makes the question polite. The 'h' is silent: 'nãoo a-v'-RA'.

Example

Não haverá outra opção?

Wouldn't there be another option?

Words in this phrase

Não

[NOWN]

not

Used to negate the meaning of a word or group of words.

Example

Não quero comer agora.

I don't want to eat now.

haverá

[ah-veh-RAH]

will there be / might there be

Future of 'haver'; used politely to ask if something exists.

Example

Haverá tempo?

Will there be time?

outra mesa?

OH-trah MAY-zuh

another table?

'Outra' sounds like 'OH-truh'. Let your voice rise at the end.

Example

Pode dar-me outra mesa?

Can you give me another table?

Words in this phrase

outra

[OH-trah]

another; other

Feminine form of 'outro'.

Example

Quero outra chávena.

I want another cup.

mesa

[MAY-zuh]

table

A piece of furniture; in restaurants, the place where guests sit and eat.

Example

Esta mesa é muito barulhenta.

This table is very noisy.

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