How to Say ‘I buy you a drink’ in Italian
Ti offro da bere
tee OFF-roh dah BEH-reh
[tee OFF-roh dah BEH-reh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Offrire da bere] is the usual way to say [buy someone a drink], not a word-for-word version of [buy]. The little [ti] shows who it's for: [ti offro da bere] = [I'll get you a drink].
Phrase Breakdown
Ti
[tee]
to you / you
Indirect object pronoun meaning “to you,” used with offering something.
Ti offro da bere se hai voglia di restare ancora un po'.
I’ll buy you a drink if you feel like staying a little longer.
offro
[OFF-roh]
I offer / I buy you
From “offrire.” In this context, it usually means “I’ll buy you” a drink.
Ti offro da bere per continuare questa conversazione piacevole.
I’ll buy you a drink to continue this pleasant conversation.
da
[dah]
to / for
A preposition used here in the fixed expression “da bere,” meaning something to drink.
Nella frase “Ti offro da bere”, da introduce ciò che si beve.
In the phrase “I’ll buy you a drink,” da introduces what is to be drunk.
bere
[BEH-reh]
drink
From “bere” (to drink). In the expression “da bere,” it refers to something to drink.
Ti offro da bere mentre mi racconti dove hai trovato quella camicia.
I’ll buy you a drink while you tell me where you found that shirt.
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