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How to Say ‘Two hundred grams of cheese, please.’ in Italian

Duecento grammi di formaggio, per favore.

doo-eh-CHEN-toh GRAHM-mee dee for-MAHJ-joh pehr fah-VOH-reh

[doo-eh-CHEN-toh GRAHM-mee dee for-MAHJ-joh pehr fah-VOH-reh]

💬 Usage Tip: Amount + di + item is the pattern for ordering anything by weight or volume: mezzo chilo di pane "half a kilo of bread". No word for "the" goes after di here.

Phrase Breakdown

Duecento grammi

doo-eh-CHEN-toh GRAHM-mee

Two hundred grams

'Duecento' = 200, pronounced 'due-CHÈN-to'. Hold the double 'm' in 'GRAM-mi'.

Example

Vorrei duecento grammi di prosciutto.

I'd like two hundred grams of ham.

Words in this phrase

Duecento

[doo-eh-CHEN-toh]

two hundred

Number 200.

Example

Il libro costa duecento euro.

The book costs two hundred euros.

grammi

[GRAHM-mee]

grams

Plural of 'grammo', a unit of weight.

Example

Cento grammi di prosciutto.

A hundred grams of ham.

di formaggio,

dee for-MAHJ-joh

of cheese,

'Di' links a quantity to a food. 'Formaggio' sounds like 'for-MAJ-jo'.

Example

Un pezzo di formaggio.

A piece of cheese.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

formaggio

[for-MAHJ-joh]

cheese

Masculine noun.

Example

Mi piace il formaggio.

I like cheese.

per favore.

pehr fah-VOH-reh

please.

A polite ending for requests at the shop counter.

Example

Il conto, per favore.

The bill, please.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

for

A preposition used to explain purpose or reason.

Example

Sono qui per conoscere nuove aziende.

I am here to get to know new companies.

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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