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How to Say ‘Give me your phone, I'll type it in for you.’ in Italian

Dammi il telefono, te lo scrivo io.

DAHM-mee eel teh-LEH-foh-noh teh lo SKREE-voh ee-o

[DAHM-mee eel teh-LEH-foh-noh teh lo SKREE-voh ee-o]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Typing your own number into their phone is common and avoids misheard digits. It also stops anyone from quietly giving a fake number.

Phrase Breakdown

Dammi il telefono,

DAHM-mee eel teh-LEH-foh-noh

Give me your phone,

'Dammi' is 'da' plus 'mi', so the 'm' is doubled. Pause after the comma.

Example

Dammi la mano.

Give me your hand.

Words in this phrase

Dammi

[DAHM-mee]

give me

Imperative 'da'' plus 'mi'.

Example

Dammi la mano.

Give me your hand.

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

telefono

[teh-LEH-foh-noh]

telephone

Masculine noun for a phone.

Example

Il telefono è sul tavolo.

The phone is on the table.

te lo scrivo io.

teh lo SKREE-voh ee-o

I'll type it in for you.

'Te lo' means 'it for you'. The final 'io' means 'I'll do it'.

Example

Te lo spiego io.

I'll explain it to you.

Words in this phrase

[teh]

you

The stressed form of 'you' used after prepositions like 'con.'

Example

Parlare con te è stato utile, e te indica la persona coinvolta.

Speaking with you was useful, and 'you' indicates the person involved.

[lo]

Used to refer to an object or thing mentioned earlier.

Example

Lo vedo ogni giorno.

I see it every day.

scrivo

[SKREE-voh]

I write / I’ll write

"Scrivo" is the first person singular of "scrivere." In context it often means "I’ll write" as a near-future intention.

Example

Scrivo volentieri un messaggio di follow-up dopo l’evento.

I’m happy to write a follow-up message after the event.

[ee-o]

Referring to oneself as a subject.

Example

Io voglio migliorare il mio punteggio.

I want to improve my score.

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