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Mi resta, mi restano: what you have left

Say how much money and time you have left.

From the scene Mi restano cento euro (I’ve got a hundred euros left)

In short

For what you have left, use restare like piacere: mi resta for one thing, mi restano for several.

Your turn

Which one goes with how many days have you got left? (tu)?

Options: mi restano solo cento euro · ti resta un po' di tempo · quanti giorni ti restano

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how many days have you got left? (tu) → quanti giorni ti restano

How it works

To say what you have left, Italian uses restare, which works like piacere.

Good to know

The verb agrees with what is left: resta for one thing, restano for several.

Good to know

Mi resta un po' di tempo means I have a bit of time left, and mi restano cento euro means I have a hundred euros left.

Good to know

Mi, ti, gli and le say who has it.

I've only got a hundred euros left mi restano solo cento euro

Nuria

Don Ramón... mi restano solo cento euro.

Don Ramón... I’ve got only a hundred euros left.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

Don Ramón... (blank).

Options: quanti giorni ti restano · ti resta un po' di tempo · mi restano solo cento euro

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Nuria

Don Ramón... mi restano solo cento euro.

Don Ramón... I’ve got only a hundred euros left.

how many days have you got left? (tu) quanti giorni ti restano

Ramón

Hai speso tutto? E quanti giorni ti restano fino allo stipendio?

You spent it all? And how many days until payday?

Your turn

What fills the gap?

Hai speso tutto? E (blank) fino allo stipendio?

Options: mi restano solo cento euro · ti resta un po' di tempo · quanti giorni ti restano

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Ramón

Hai speso tutto? E quanti giorni ti restano fino allo stipendio?

You spent it all? And how many days until payday?

have you got a bit of time left? (tu) ti resta un po' di tempo

Javi

Nuria, ti resta un po' di tempo per un caffè?

Nuria, have you got time for a coffee?

Your turn

What fills the gap?

Nuria, (blank) per un caffè?

Options: mi restano solo cento euro · quanti giorni ti restano · ti resta un po' di tempo

Show answer

Javi

Nuria, ti resta un po' di tempo per un caffè?

Nuria, have you got time for a coffee?

time, I've got il tempo mi resta

Nuria

Il tempo mi resta. I soldi, no.

Time, I’ve got. Money, no.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

(blank). I soldi, no.

Options: Quanti giorni ti restano · Il tempo mi resta · Mi restano solo cento euro

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Nuria

Il tempo mi resta. I soldi, no.

Time, I’ve got. Money, no.

Common mistake

Not resta or resto here. Cento euro: several things.

Don Ramón... mi restano solo cento euro.

Don Ramón... I’ve got only a hundred euros left.

Practise it in the story

Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.

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Mi resta, mi restano: what you have left
I've only got a hundred euros leftmi restano solo cento euro
how many days have you got left? (tu)quanti giorni ti restano
have you got a bit of time left? (tu)ti resta un po' di tempo
time, I've gotil tempo mi resta
More lines from the story
  • RamónNuria, oggi è il primo del mese. Aspetto l'affitto: settecento euro.Nuria, it’s the first today. I’m waiting for your payment: seven hundred euros.
  • RamónBeh... la tua cena è stata ottima. Mi restano quattro bottiglie del tuo vino.Well... your dinner was excellent. I’ve still got four bottles of your wine.

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