Flirting at the bar: Offer a genuine compliments about their style.
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Key Phrases
Posso dirti una cosa?
Can I tell you something?
La tua giacca ti sta benissimo.
Your jacket looks great on you.
Ti va se ti offro da bere?
Would you like a drink?
Skills You'll Learn
Starting a polite and personal conversation
Iniziare una conversazione in modo gentile e personale
Giving compliments about someone's appearance or style
Fare complimenti sull'aspetto o sullo stile di qualcuno
Offering someone a drink in a natural, friendly way
Offrire da bere in modo naturale e cordiale
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're at a bar or social event in Italy, starting a warm, polite conversation and giving someone a few sincere compliments before offering to buy them a drink.
Ciao, posso dirti una cosa?
Hi, can I tell you something?
Certo, dimmi pure.
Of course, go ahead.
Hai uno stile davvero bello stasera.
You have a really nice style tonight.
Che carino, grazie davvero.
How sweet, thank you so much.
La tua giacca ti sta benissimo.
Your jacket looks great on you.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Posso dirti
POHS-soh DEER-tee
Can I tell you
💬 In [dirti], the little ending [‑ti] means [to you] and gets attached to the verb. You'll see the same pattern in [dirgli] ([tell him]) or [darti] ([give you]).
See breakdown →Una cosa
OO-nah KOH-zah
Something
Posso dirti una cosa?
POHS-soh DEER-tee OO-nah KOH-zah
Can I tell you something?
💬 [Dirti] packs [to you] into the end of the verb: [dire] becomes [dirti]. Italian does this a lot with short words like [mi], [ti], [gli]: [aiutarmi] = [help me].
See breakdown →Certo.
CHEHR-toh
Of course.
Dimmi
DEEM-mee
Tell me
💬 [Dimmi] is the command form plus [mi] ([me]) stuck on the end: [di' + mi]. You'll hear the same thing in [scusami] ([excuse me]) and [aiutami] ([help me]).
See breakdown →Pure
POO-reh
Go ahead / feel free
💬 [Pure] often doesn't mean [pure] here at all; in phrases like [dimmi pure], it means [go ahead] or [feel free]. You can reuse it in [entra pure] ([come in]) or [parla pure] ([go ahead, speak]).
See breakdown →Dimmi pure.
DEEM-mee POO-reh
Go ahead.
💬 [Pure] often softens an invitation and means [go ahead] rather than [pure]. You can use the same pattern in [accomodati pure] or [parla pure].
See breakdown →Hai uno stile
AH-ee OO-noh STEE-leh
You have a style
Davvero bello
dahv-VEH-roh BEHL-loh
Really nice
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