How to Say ‘Would you mind telling me which way you're planning to go now?’ in Italian
Le dispiacerebbe dirmi che strada pensa di fare adesso?
LAY dees-pyah-cheh-REB-beh DEER-mee keh STRAH-dah PEN-sah dee FAH-reh Ah-dess-oh
[LAY dees-pyah-cheh-REB-beh DEER-mee keh STRAH-dah PEN-sah dee FAH-reh Ah-dess-oh]
🇮🇹 In Italy: This is about as polite as a question gets. Asking a driver their plan this way sounds curious rather than suspicious.
Phrase Breakdown
Le dispiacerebbe dirmi
LAY dees-pyah-cheh-REB-beh DEER-mee
Would you mind telling me
A very polite request. 'Le' is the formal 'to you' and 'dispiacerebbe' is the conditional of 'dispiacere'. Stress falls on 'reb': dis-pia-ce-RÉB-be.
Le dispiacerebbe dirmi l'ora?
Would you mind telling me the time?
Words in this phrase
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?
che strada pensa
keh STRAH-dah PEN-sah
which route you are thinking
'Che strada' means 'which road' or 'which route'. 'Pensa' is the formal 'you think'. Say 'str' together smoothly.
Che strada pensa sia più veloce?
Which route do you think is faster?
Words in this phrase
che
[keh]
what
Question word used to ask for information or specification.
Che tipo di ruolo cerchi?
What kind of role are you looking for?
strada
[STRAH-dah]
Road
Refers to a path or street for traveling.
Questa strada è molto trafficata.
This road is very busy.
pensa
[PEN-sah]
you think / you plan
Formal 'Lei' form of 'pensare'; with 'di' it means to plan to.
Cosa pensa di fare domani?
What do you plan to do tomorrow?
di fare adesso?
dee FAH-reh Ah-dess-oh
of taking now?
'Pensare di fare' means 'to plan to do'. With roads, 'fare una strada' means 'to take a route'. Let the voice rise at the end for the question.
Cosa pensa di fare adesso?
What do you plan to do now?
Words in this phrase
di
[dee]
to
Preposition introducing the following infinitive verb.
Al bancone chiedo: "Ti va di fare due chiacchiere?"
At the bar counter I ask: "Do you feel like chatting a bit?"
fare
[FAH-reh]
to do
The infinitive form of 'fare', meaning to perform an action.
Volevo fare una passeggiata.
I wanted to take a walk.
adesso
[Ah-dess-oh]
Now
Indicates the present moment or current time.
Adesso devo concentrarmi sulla negoziazione.
Now I need to focus on the negotiation.
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