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How to Say ‘I'm telling you now’ in Italian

Le dico già

leh DEE-koh jah

[leh DEE-koh jah]

💬 Usage Tip: Le here means "to you" in the polite form. The informal version is ti dico già.

Phrase Breakdown

[leh]

to you (formal)

Formal indirect pronoun 'to you'.

Example

Le porto il caffè.

I'll bring you the coffee.

dico

[DEE-koh]

I tell

From 'dire', to say/tell.

Example

Ti dico la verità.

I'm telling you the truth.

già

[jah]

already

An adverb used to say that something has happened before now.

Example

Hai già parlato con il recruiter dell'azienda?

Have you already spoken with the company recruiter?

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