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How to Say ‘Thanks so much for dinner’ in Italian

Grazie mille per la cena

GRAHT-syeh MEEL-leh pehr lah CHEH-nah

[GRAHT-syeh MEEL-leh pehr lah CHEH-nah]

Phrase Breakdown

Grazie mille

GRAHT-syeh MEEL-leh

Thanks a lot

Literally 'a thousand thanks'. Say GRA-tsie MIL-le, holding the double L.

Example

Grazie mille dell'aiuto!

Thanks a lot for the help!

Words in this phrase

Grazie

[GRAHT-syeh]

thank you

The standard word for thanks.

Example

Grazie per il panino.

Thanks for the sandwich.

mille

[MEEL-leh]

a thousand (in 'thanks a lot')

Literally 'thousand'; used with 'grazie' to mean 'thanks a lot' or 'many thanks'.

Example

Grazie mille per la torta di compleanno!

Thanks a lot for the birthday cake!

per la cena

pehr lah CHEH-nah

for the dinner

Tells what you're thanking someone for. 'Cena' is pronounced CHE-na.

Example

Grazie per la cena, era buonissima.

Thanks for dinner, it was delicious.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

for

A preposition used to explain purpose or reason.

Example

Sono qui per conoscere nuove aziende.

I am here to get to know new companies.

[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.

cena

[CHEH-nah]

dinner

The evening meal.

Example

La cena è alle otto.

Dinner is at eight.

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