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How to Say ‘Could you try again for a moment, please?’ in Italian

Potrebbe riprovare un attimo, per favore?

poh-TREH-bbeh ree-proh-VAH-reh oon AH-tee-mo pehr fah-VOH-reh

[poh-TREH-bbeh ree-proh-VAH-reh oon AH-tee-mo pehr fah-VOH-reh]

Phrase Breakdown

Potrebbe riprovare

poh-TREH-bbeh ree-proh-VAH-reh

Could you try again

'Potrebbe' is a polite 'could you'. Hold the double 'b': po-TREB-beh ree-pro-VAH-reh.

Example

Potrebbe riprovare domani?

Could you try again tomorrow?

Words in this phrase

Potrebbe

[poh-TREH-bbeh]

Could

Used to indicate possibility or ability in the past or future.

Example

Potrebbe spiegarmi perché non torna il conto?

Could you explain to me why the bill does not add up?

riprovare

[ree-proh-VAH-reh]

to try again

'Ri-' (again) + 'provare' (to try).

Example

Devo riprovare domani.

I have to try again tomorrow.

un attimo,

oon AH-tee-mo

for a moment,

'Attimo' is stressed on the first syllable: AT-ti-mo. Link it as 'oo-NAT-ti-mo'.

Example

Aspetti un attimo.

Wait a moment.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

attimo

[AH-tee-mo]

moment

A very short period of time.

Example

Aspetta un attimo.

Wait a moment.

per favore?

pehr fah-VOH-reh

please?

This is the standard 'please': per fa-VO-reh, with rising intonation for the question.

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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