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How to Say ‘Could you tell me your name, please?’ in Italian

Mi dice il suo nome, per favore?

mee DEE-cheh eel SWOH no-meh pehr fah-VOH-reh

[mee DEE-cheh eel SWOH no-meh pehr fah-VOH-reh]

💬 Usage Tip: Italians often ask politely with a plain present-tense question: mi dice is literally "do you tell me". Same pattern: mi passa il sale? "could you pass me the salt?".

Phrase Breakdown

Mi dice il suo nome,

mee DEE-cheh eel SWOH no-meh

Could you tell me your name,

'Mi dice' is a formal, polite 'tell me'. 'Dice' sounds like 'DEE-che'.

Example

Mi dice l'ora?

Could you tell me the time?

Words in this phrase

[mee]

to me

Indirect object pronoun meaning to me; used to express personal reaction.

Example

Nella frase Mi fa piacere, Mi indica la persona che prova la sensazione.

In the phrase 'Mi fa piacere,' 'Mi' indicates the person feeling the emotion.

dice

[DEE-cheh]

(you) tell

Form of 'dire' (to say/tell) used with formal 'Lei' to politely ask someone.

Example

Mi dice l'ora, per favore?

Could you tell me the time, please?

[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.

suo

[SWOH]

Your (formal)

Used to show possession, in formal or respectful contexts.

Example

Il Suo piacere è la nostra passione.

Your pleasure is our passion.

nome

[no-meh]

name

A word or set of words by which a person or thing is known.

Example

Il mio nome è Luca.

My name is Luca.

per favore?

pehr fah-VOH-reh

please?

Stress 'VO': per fa-VO-re.

Example

Un caffè, per favore.

A coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

please / for

Part of the polite expression per favore, used when requesting something.

Example

Dico «per» favore alla fine della frase.

I say “please” at the end of the sentence.

favore

[fah-VOH-reh]

favor / please

Used with per to make a polite request: please.

Example

Il menù, per favore, grazie.

The menu, please, thank you.

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