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How to Say ‘Can I write you an email?’ in Italian

Posso scriverle una mail?

POHS-soh SKREE-vehr-leh OO-nah MAYL

[POHS-soh SKREE-vehr-leh OO-nah MAYL]

💬 Usage Tip: The polite 'you' le attaches to the end of scrivere, which drops its final e. The same pattern gives Posso chiamarla? "Can I call you?"

Phrase Breakdown

Posso scriverle

POHS-soh SKREE-vehr-leh

Can I write to you (formal)

'Posso' = can I. 'Scriverle' = write to you (formal 'le' attached). Stress SCREE: SCREE-ver-leh.

Example

Posso scriverle domani?

Can I write to you tomorrow?

Words in this phrase

Posso

[POHS-soh]

can I / may I

First person singular of potere; used to ask for permission politely.

Example

Prima di sedermi, chiedo: "Posso sedermi qui?"

Before sitting down, I ask: "Can I sit here?"

scriverle

[SKREE-vehr-leh]

to write to you (formal)

Infinitive scrivere plus attached formal pronoun 'le' (to you).

Example

Vorrei scriverle domani.

I would like to write to you tomorrow.

una mail?

OO-nah MAYL

an email?

Italians say 'mail' like English 'mail' for email. 'Una' because 'mail' is feminine.

Example

Ho ricevuto una mail.

I received an email.

Words in this phrase

una

[OO-nah]

a / an

Feminine singular indefinite article, used before feminine nouns.

Example

È una bella occasione per rivedersi.

It’s a nice occasion to see each other again.

mail

[MAYL]

Borrowed English word, feminine in Italian.

Example

Ho ricevuto una mail importante.

I received an important email.

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