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How to Say ‘I'll pay now, thanks.’ in Italian

Pago adesso, grazie.

PAH-goh ah-DESS-oh GRAHT-syeh

[PAH-goh ah-DESS-oh GRAHT-syeh]

Phrase Breakdown

Pago adesso,

PAH-goh ah-DESS-oh

I'll pay now,

'Adesso' means now. Double the 's': 'a-DES-so'.

Example

Esco adesso.

I'm going out now.

Words in this phrase

Pago

[PAH-goh]

I pay

First person of 'pagare', to pay.

Example

Pago con la carta.

I pay by card.

adesso

[ah-DESS-oh]

now

At the present moment or time.

Example

Adesso vado a dormire.

I'm going to sleep now.

grazie.

GRAHT-syeh

thank you.

Say 'GRA-tsie', with a 'ts' sound for the 'z'.

Example

Sì, grazie.

Yes, thank you.

Words in this phrase

grazie

[GRAHT-syeh]

thank you

The standard word for thanks.

Example

Grazie per il panino.

Thanks for the sandwich.

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