How to Say ‘Put the suitcases on the scale, please.’ in Italian
Mettete le valigie sulla bilancia, per favore.
meht-TEH-teh leh vah-LEE-jeh SOOL-lah bee-LAHN-chah pehr fah-VOH-reh
[meht-TEH-teh leh vah-LEE-jeh SOOL-lah bee-LAHN-chah pehr fah-VOH-reh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Mettete] shows this instruction is aimed at more than one person. Italian changes the verb for [you all], so compare [metta la valigia] to one person and [mettete le valigie] to two or more.
🇮🇹 In Italy: Airport staff may use the plural if they're addressing a pair traveling together. That's normal and practical, not especially warm or personal.
Phrase Breakdown
Mettete
[meht-TEH-teh]
put
Plural command telling people to place something somewhere.
Mettete le etichette sui bagagli.
Put the tags on the luggage.
Le valigie
leh vah-LEE-jeh
the suitcases
Definite plural noun phrase for the luggage.
Le valigie sono pesanti.
The suitcases are heavy.
Words in this phrase
le
[leh]
the
Plural feminine definite article used before a plural feminine noun.
Le valigie sono qui.
The suitcases are here.
valigie
[vah-LEE-jeh]
suitcases
Plural of valigia, meaning travel suitcases.
Le valigie sono troppo grandi.
The suitcases are too big.
Sulla bilancia
SOOL-lah bee-LAHN-chah
on the scale
Indicates where the suitcases should be placed.
Mettete le valigie sulla bilancia.
Put the suitcases on the scale.
Words in this phrase
sulla
[SOOL-lah]
on the
Preposition plus article meaning on the with a feminine singular noun.
Sulla bilancia c'è il bagaglio.
The luggage is on the scale.
bilancia
[bee-LAHN-chah]
scale
The airport device used to weigh luggage.
La bilancia mostra venti chili.
The scale shows twenty kilos.
Per favore
pehr fah-VOH-reh
please
Adds politeness to the request.
Aspettate qui, per favore.
Wait here, please.
Words in this phrase
per
[pehr]
for
Part of the polite expression per favore, meaning please.
Per favore, aspetti un momento.
Please, wait a moment.
favore
[fah-VOH-reh]
favor
In the phrase per favore, it is used to mean please.
Per favore, mostri il biglietto.
Please, show the ticket.
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