How to Say ‘Would you mind telling me?’ in Italian
Le dispiacerebbe dirmi?
LAY dees-pyah-cheh-REB-beh DEER-mee
[LAY dees-pyah-cheh-REB-beh DEER-mee]
💬 Usage Tip: Italian puts the person first: Le means "to you", so the sentence literally reads "would it bother you". The mi tacked onto dirmi means "me".
Phrase Breakdown
Le
[LAY]
To her
Used to refer to the recipient of an action (female).
Le ho prestato il mio libro.
I lent her my book.
dispiacerebbe
[dees-pyah-cheh-REB-beh]
would it bother
Conditional of 'dispiacere'; 'Le dispiacerebbe' = would you mind (formal).
Le dispiacerebbe chiudere la finestra?
Would you mind closing the window?
dirmi
[DEER-mee]
to tell me
'Dire' (to tell) plus attached 'mi' (me).
Può dirmi l'ora?
Can you tell me the time?
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