"We have too many places at the table."
Translation:Abbiamo troppi posti a tavola.
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I seem to remember being told that 'tavolo' was a generic table and 'tavola' tended to be used for dining tables. Since mostly the table that has places at it is a dining table, 'tavola' seems most appropriate here.
Thanks for the tip! I was wondering why Duo suggested "tavola" as an alternate answer.
a table with legs without the things for eating is a table (tavolo) A table 'dressed' for a meal becomes a tavola. The usual translation would be al tavolo or alla tavola. a tavola is at table or to table. The sentence is specific at the table. I translated it as al tavolo and was adjudged correct.
Why "a tavola" and not "alla tavola", when "al risorante" takes a definite article ? Can somebody explain when you can skip an article or not ?
While the common idiom in English nowadays is to say 'at the table' saying that someone was 'at table' was actually used in the past. It appears to be the Italian idiom for this that it doesn't use the 'the'. Something to remember.
Why is it wrong to say "a tavolo?" I don't understand that... Rocketthebunny (Official Italian as of when I learn Italian, I hope)
Whats the difference between teniamo and abbiamo? Im used to spanish where tener is have
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Why is it "a tavola" but "al tavolo"? I answered "Abbiamo troppi posti a tavolo" and was marked wrong. And, by the way, there is no way to tell which kind of table we're speaking of. It could be places for eating or places for a conference or meeting.
