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Nouns – Il tavolo (The Table)

Grammar

il tavolo, i tavoli (the table, the tables)
il tavolo nero (the black table)
i tavoli neri (the black tables)

Il tavolo nero è quadrato.
(The black table is square.)
I tavoli neri sono quadrati.
(The black tables are square.)

Il tavolo in cucina è di legno.
(The table in the kitchen is made of wood.)
I tavoli in cucina sono di legno.
(The tables in the kitchen are made of wood.)

Examples of Use

prenotare un tavolo
(to book a table)
Vorrei prenotare un tavolo per stasera.
(I’d like to book a table for this evening.)
Prenotiamo sempre lo stesso tavolo.
(We always book the same table.)

tavolo da biliardo (snooker table)
Il tavolo da biliardo è rettangolare.
(The snooker table is rectangular.)
Vorrei avere un tavolo da biliardo in casa.
(I’d like to have a snooker table at home.)

costruire un tavolo
(to build a table)
Vuoi costruire un tavolo?
(Would you like to build a table?)

Idiomatic Expressions

sedersi intorno a un tavolo
(to sit around a table, to sit down together to discuss a problem)
Ci sediamo davanti a un tavolo e risolviamo il problema.
(Let’s sit around a table and sort the problem out.)

lampada da tavolo (table lamp)
Ho comprato una bellissima lampada da tavolo.
(I bought a gorgeous table lamp.)

giochi da tavolo (board games)
Monopoli è ancora uno dei giochi da tavolo più belli.
(Monopoli is still one of the best board games.)

mangiarsi le gambe del tavolo
(to be so hungry that you could eat a horse)
Dopo la partita i bambini hanno così tanta fame che si mangerebbero le gambe del tavolo.
(After the match the kids are so hungry they would eat a horse.)

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