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How to Say ‘Might there be another table that's a bit more private?’ in Portuguese

Não haverá outra mesa um pouco mais recatada?

NOWN ah-veh-RAH OH-trah MAY-zuh oong POH-koo mysh reh-kah-TAH-dah

[NOWN ah-veh-RAH OH-trah MAY-zuh oong POH-koo mysh reh-kah-TAH-dah]

Phrase Breakdown

Não haverá outra mesa

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

Wouldn't there be another table

This is a polite request. The 'h' in 'haverá' is silent.

Example

Não haverá outra mesa livre?

Wouldn't there be another free table?

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

[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.

um pouco mais recatada?

oong POH-koo mysh reh-kah-TAH-dah

a little more secluded?

Let your voice rise on 'recatada' to mark the question.

Example

Prefiro uma mesa um pouco mais recatada.

I prefer a slightly more secluded table.

Words in this phrase

[oong]

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Em «um» prazer, o artigo introduz a expressão educada.

In “a” pleasure, the article introduces the polite expression.

pouco

[POH-koo]

little

A small amount or degree.

Example

Espere um pouco para ver o resultado.

Wait a little to see the result.

mais

[mysh]

Used to ask for additional information or greater quantity.

Example

Quero saber mais antes de me candidatar.

I want to know more before applying.

recatada

[reh-kah-TAH-dah]

secluded, private

Describes a discreet, out-of-the-way place.

Example

Procuramos um lugar recatado.

We're looking for a secluded spot.

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