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How to Say ‘A spritz, please.’ in Italian

Uno spritz, per favore.

OO-noh SPREETS pehr fah-VOH-reh

[OO-noh SPREETS pehr fah-VOH-reh]

💬 Usage Tip: Before a word starting with s + another consonant, un becomes uno: uno spritz, uno studente. The same goes for z: uno zaino "a backpack".

Phrase Breakdown

Uno spritz,

OO-noh SPREETS

One spritz,

'Uno' (not 'un') is used before 's' + consonant. A spritz is a popular Italian aperitif.

Example

Uno spritz e un'acqua.

One spritz and a water.

Words in this phrase

Uno

[OO-noh]

Masculine singular indefinite article, used before masculine nouns like 'spazio'.

Example

O uno spazio semi-privato? Potrebbe essere più flessibile per il gruppo.

Or a semi-private space? It could be more flexible for the group.

spritz

[SPREETS]

spritz

Popular Italian aperitif with prosecco, bitter liqueur and soda.

Example

Prendiamo uno spritz al tramonto.

Let's have a spritz at sunset.

per favore.

pehr fah-VOH-reh

please.

This is the standard polite word. Stress fa-VO-re.

Example

Un caffè, per favore.

A coffee, 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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