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How to Say ‘Please step onto the scale.’ in Italian

Salga sulla bilancia, per favore.

SAHL-gah SOOL-lah bee-LAHN-chah pehr fah-VOH-reh

[SAHL-gah SOOL-lah bee-LAHN-chah pehr fah-VOH-reh]

💬 Usage Tip: Salga is the polite way to tell someone to step up, from salire "to go up". You'll also hear salga for getting on a bus or going upstairs.

Phrase Breakdown

Salga sulla bilancia,

SAHL-gah SOOL-lah bee-LAHN-chah

Step onto the scale,

A formal instruction, typical at the doctor's. 'Sulla' = 'su' + 'la' (onto the).

Example

Salga sulla bilancia, grazie.

Step onto the scale, thank you.

Words in this phrase

Salga

[SAHL-gah]

step up / get on (formal)

Formal command of 'salire', to go up or climb onto.

Example

Salga sul lettino, per favore.

Get on the examination bed, please.

sulla

[SOOL-lah]

on the

Indicating the surface or part that supports.

Example

Il cartello sarà sulla schiena dell'ultimo classificato.

The sign will be on the back of the last classified.

bilancia

[bee-LAHN-chah]

scale

Device for measuring weight.

Example

La bilancia è in bagno.

The scale is in the bathroom.

per favore.

pehr fah-VOH-reh

please.

The standard polite word for 'please'. Stress 'fa-VÓ-re'.

Example

Un caffè, per favore.

A coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

for (in 'per favore')

Part of the polite phrase 'per favore', please.

Example

Un caffè, per favore.

A coffee, please.

favore

[fah-VOH-reh]

favor

Noun meaning favor; with 'per' it means 'please'.

Example

Mi fai un favore?

Can you do me a favor?

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