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How to Say ‘Do you need a receipt as well?’ in Italian

Le serve anche la ricevuta?

leh SEHR-veh AHN-keh lah ree-cheh-VOO-tah

[leh SEHR-veh AHN-keh lah ree-cheh-VOO-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: Italian turns "you need it" around: le serve means "it is needed to you". So the thing needed comes after: mi serve una penna "I need a pen".

Phrase Breakdown

Le serve anche

leh SEHR-veh AHN-keh

Do you also need

'Le serve' literally means 'is it useful to you'. It is the formal way to say 'do you need'. 'Anche' means 'also' and is stressed on 'AN'.

Example

Le serve anche una borsa?

Do you also need a bag?

Words in this phrase

[leh]

to you (formal)

Formal indirect pronoun.

Example

Le porto un caffè.

I'll bring you a coffee.

serve

[SEHR-veh]

is needed / do you need

From 'servire'; 'mi/le serve' means 'I/you need' (literally 'it serves me/you').

Example

Ti serve aiuto?

Do you need help?

anche

[AHN-keh]

also / too

Used to agree or add that the same is true for you as well.

Example

Anche io ho apprezzato molto la conversazione.

I also really appreciated the conversation.

la ricevuta?

lah ree-cheh-VOO-tah

the receipt?

'Ricevuta' means 'receipt' and is stressed on 'VU': ri-che-VU-ta.

Example

Vorrei la ricevuta, per favore.

I'd like the receipt, please.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

ricevuta

[ree-cheh-VOO-tah]

Receipt

A document acknowledging that a person has received goods or money.

Example

Posso avere una ricevuta per la corsa del taxi?

Can I have a receipt for the taxi ride?

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