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How to Say ‘Could you give me the receipt, please?’ in Italian

Mi dà la ricevuta, per favore?

mee dah lah Ree-cheh-voo-tah pehr fah-VOH-reh

[mee dah lah Ree-cheh-voo-tah pehr fah-VOH-reh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: After a fare dispute, asking for a receipt is wise. It shows the licence number if you need to file a complaint.

Phrase Breakdown

Mi dà la ricevuta,

mee dah lah Ree-cheh-voo-tah

Can you give me the receipt,

A polite request. Stress 'dà' and ri-ce-VU-ta.

Example

Mi dà la ricevuta del taxi?

Can you give me the taxi receipt?

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?

[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?

per favore?

pehr fah-VOH-reh

please?

Stress fa-VO-re and let your voice rise at the end of the question.

Example

Un'acqua, per favore.

A water, 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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