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How to Say ‘I don't have any cash on me.’ in Italian

Non ho contanti con me.

non oh Kohn-tahn-tee kohn meh

[non oh Kohn-tahn-tee kohn meh]

Phrase Breakdown

Non ho contanti

non oh Kohn-tahn-tee

I don't have cash

The 'h' in 'ho' is silent. Stress the middle syllable: con-TAN-ti.

Example

Mi dispiace, non ho contanti.

I'm sorry, I don't have cash.

Words in this phrase

Non

[non]

not

Used to create the expression 'do not go unnoticed'.

Example

Con quel fascino "non" puoi passare inosservato.

With that charm, you "can't" go unnoticed.

[oh]

I have

First person singular of avere, used with a past participle to form the present perfect.

Example

Ho parlato con tre aziende oggi.

I have spoken with three companies today.

contanti

[Kohn-tahn-tee]

Cash

Money in the form of coins or banknotes.

Example

Preferisco pagare con i contanti.

I prefer to pay with cash.

con me.

kohn meh

with me / on me

'Con' means 'with' and 'me' means 'me'. Say it as one smooth unit.

Example

Non ho il telefono con me.

I don't have my phone with me.

Words in this phrase

con

[kohn]

with

A preposition meaning with, often used to describe manner or attitude.

Example

Nell'espressione Con sincerità, Con spiega il modo in cui le persone si comportano.

In the expression 'Con sincerità,' 'Con' explains the way people behave.

[meh]

The stressed pronoun 'me', used after prepositions like 'per'.

Example

Per me è stato molto utile sentirti parlare del progetto.

For me it was very useful to hear you talk about the project.

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