How to Say ‘Could you take me to Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, please?’ in Italian
Mi porterebbe in Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, per favore?
mee por-teh-REB-beh een Pee-ah-tzah SAHN-tah mah-ree-ah een trah-STEH-veh-reh pehr fah-VOH-reh
[mee por-teh-REB-beh een Pee-ah-tzah SAHN-tah mah-ree-ah een trah-STEH-veh-reh pehr fah-VOH-reh]
🇮🇹 In Italy: Romans hail taxis less than elsewhere. You usually get one at a rank or by phone, and you give the destination as you get in.
Phrase Breakdown
Mi porterebbe
mee por-teh-REB-beh
Would you take me
This is the polite conditional form. Say it as por-te-REB-be.
Mi porterebbe alla stazione?
Would you take me to the station?
Words in this phrase
Mi
[mee]
to me
Indirect object pronoun meaning to me; used to express personal reaction.
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.
porterebbe
[por-teh-REB-beh]
would you take
Conditional of 'portare' (to take/bring), formal 'Lei' form; a polite request.
Mi porterebbe all'aeroporto?
Would you take me to the airport?
in Piazza Santa Maria
een Pee-ah-tzah SAHN-tah mah-ree-ah
to Santa Maria Square
Say 'Piazza' with a strong 'ts' sound: PIAT-tsa.
La chiesa è in Piazza Santa Maria.
The church is in Santa Maria Square.
Words in this phrase
in
[een]
in / to
A preposition meaning in, at, or to depending on the phrase.
Possiamo stare in un angolo più tranquillo.
We can stay in a quieter corner.
Piazza
[Pee-ah-tzah]
Square
An open area in a city, often used for public gatherings.
La Piazza San Marco è il cuore di Venezia.
St. Mark's Square is the heart of Venice.
Santa
[SAHN-tah]
Saint (feminine)
Feminine form of 'santo', used before female saints' names.
La chiesa di Santa Cecilia è bella.
The church of Saint Cecilia is beautiful.
Maria
[mah-ree-ah]
Maria
A common Italian first name.
Il mio nome è Maria.
My name is Maria.
in Trastevere,
een trah-STEH-veh-reh
in Trastevere,
This is the name of the neighborhood: tra-STE-ve-re. Pause briefly at the comma.
Mangiamo in Trastevere.
Let's eat in Trastevere.
Words in this phrase
in
[een]
in
Preposition used to indicate being inside or part of a place or organization.
Uso "in" quando parlo del lavoro in un'organizzazione.
I use "in" when I talk about working in an organization.
Trastevere
[trah-STEH-veh-reh]
Trastevere
A historic neighborhood of Rome, 'beyond the Tiber'.
Ceniamo a Trastevere stasera.
Let's have dinner in Trastevere tonight.
per favore?
pehr fah-VOH-reh
please?
This is the standard 'please'. Stress 'VO': per fa-VO-re.
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.
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.
Il menù, per favore, grazie.
The menu, please, thank you.
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