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How to Say ‘My business card’ in Italian

Il mio biglietto da visita

eel MEE-o beel-YET-toh dah VEE-zee-tah

[eel MEE-o beel-YET-toh dah VEE-zee-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: Here da means 'for the purpose of', not 'from': a card for visiting. The same pattern gives scarpe da ginnastica "sneakers".

Phrase Breakdown

Il mio biglietto

eel MEE-o beel-YET-toh

My card

Italian uses the article with possessives: 'il mio'. 'Gli' in 'biglietto' sounds like 'lli' in 'million': bee-LYET-toh.

Example

Il mio biglietto è qui.

My ticket is here.

Words in this phrase

[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.

mio

[MEE-o]

Possessive pronoun indicating something or someone belonging to the speaker.

Example

Vieni qui, bello mio, ti voglio bene.

Come here, my beautiful, I care about you.

biglietto

[beel-YET-toh]

card

Small piece of paper; with 'da visita' it means business card.

Example

Ho dimenticato il biglietto da visita.

I forgot my business card.

da visita

dah VEE-zee-tah

business (visiting)

'Biglietto da visita' together means business card. Stress the first syllable: VEE-zee-tah.

Example

Un biglietto da visita elegante.

An elegant business card.

Words in this phrase

[dah]

for (purpose)

Preposition showing purpose or use of an object.

Example

Ho comprato scarpe da corsa.

I bought running shoes.

visita

[VEE-zee-tah]

visit / call

Feminine noun; 'biglietto da visita' is a fixed phrase for business card.

Example

Faccio una visita a mia nonna.

I pay a visit to my grandmother.

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