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How to Say ‘Go ahead, now I'm curious.’ in Italian

Dimmi pure, mi hai incuriosita.

DEEM-mee POO-reh mee eye een-koo-ryoh-ZEE-tah

[DEEM-mee POO-reh mee eye een-koo-ryoh-ZEE-tah]

Phrase Breakdown

Dimmi pure,

DEEM-mee POO-reh

Go ahead, tell me,

'Dimmi' means 'tell me' and has a double 'm', so hold it slightly. 'Pure' here means 'go ahead'.

Example

Dimmi pure, ti ascolto.

Go ahead, I'm listening.

Words in this phrase

Dimmi

[DEEM-mee]

tell me

Informal command 'dì' + 'mi' (me).

Example

Dimmi cosa pensi.

Tell me what you think.

pure

[POO-reh]

please / go ahead

Adds politeness and encouragement, meaning the speaker may continue freely.

Example

Quando il personale è disponibile, dice: «Mi dica pure».

When the staff is available, they say: “Please go ahead.”

mi hai incuriosita.

mee eye een-koo-ryoh-ZEE-tah

you've made me curious.

The 'h' in 'hai' is silent. The feminine '-a' at the end matches a female speaker.

Example

La tua domanda mi ha incuriosita.

Your question made me curious.

Words in this phrase

[mee]

Reflexive/object pronoun; with 'scusi' forms 'excuse me'.

Example

Mi scusi, signore.

Excuse me, sir.

hai

[eye]

you have

Second-person singular of avere; used to address one person informally.

Example

Hai una buona base. per questo ruolo.

You have a good foundation for this role.

incuriosita

[een-koo-ryoh-ZEE-tah]

intrigued / made curious (feminine)

Past participle of 'incuriosire', feminine because a woman speaks.

Example

La storia mi ha incuriosita.

The story made me curious.

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