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How to Say ‘Can you give me the receipt?’ in Italian

Mi dà la ricevuta?

mee dah lah Ree-cheh-voo-tah

[mee dah lah Ree-cheh-voo-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: Mi dà...? "Will you give me...?" is a polite everyday request. Swap the object: Mi dà il resto? "Can I have the change?"

Phrase Breakdown

Mi dà

mee dah

Can you give me

This is the formal 'you give me', used as a polite request. Stress the final 'à' in 'dà'.

Example

Mi dà un caffè?

Can you give me a coffee?

Words in this phrase

[mee]

to me

Indirect object pronoun meaning to me; used to express personal reaction.

Example

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.

dà

[dah]

(you) give (formal)

Formal 'you' or 'he/she' form of 'dare', to give.

Example

Mi dà un caffè?

Will you give me a coffee?

la ricevuta?

lah Ree-cheh-voo-tah

the receipt?

Stress ri-ce-VU-ta. The 'c' before 'e' sounds like 'ch'.

Example

Ho perso la ricevuta.

I lost the receipt.

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 piece of paper showing that money has been received.

Example

Puoi controllare la ricevuta?

Can you check the receipt?

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