La salle d’attente se remplit vite le matin.

The waiting room fills up quickly in the morning.

Breakdown of La salle d’attente se remplit vite le matin.

• le matin: the morning
• vite: quickly
• la salle d'attente: the waiting room
• se remplir: to fill up

Questions & Answers about La salle d’attente se remplit vite le matin.

Why is it la salle d’attente and not just salle d’attente?

In French, you usually need an article before a singular countable noun, so la salle d’attente is the normal way to say the waiting room.

French uses articles more often than English. Where English might sometimes drop the, French usually keeps it.

• la salle d’attente = the waiting room
• une salle d’attente = a waiting room

So la here is just the definite article.

What does d’ mean in d’attente?

d’ is just de shortened before a vowel.

• de + attente → d’attente

This shortening is called elision. French often drops the vowel of small words like de, le, je, etc. before a word starting with a vowel sound.

So:

• de attente ❌
• d’attente ✅

Why is it salle d’attente and not salle de l’attente?