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How to Say ‘Give me a sec to let them know.’ in Italian

Dammi un attimo che le avviso.

DAHM-mee oon AH-tee-mo keh leh ah-VVEE-zoh

[DAHM-mee oon AH-tee-mo keh leh ah-VVEE-zoh]

💬 Usage Tip: In casual speech, che often links a request to its reason, roughly meaning "so that". For example, aspetta che chiamo means "wait, I'll call".

Phrase Breakdown

Dammi un attimo

DAHM-mee oon AH-tee-mo

Give me a moment

Informal imperative. Hold the double 'm' and the double 't'.

Example

Dammi un attimo per pensare.

Give me a moment to think.

Words in this phrase

Dammi

[DAHM-mee]

give me

Imperative 'da'' plus 'mi'.

Example

Dammi la mano.

Give me your hand.

[oon]

a / one

Indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Ho comprato un dolce per la cena.

I bought a dessert for dinner.

attimo

[AH-tee-mo]

moment

A very short period of time.

Example

Aspetta un attimo.

Wait a moment.

che le avviso.

keh leh ah-VVEE-zoh

so I can let them know.

Colloquial 'che' means 'so that'. 'Le' refers to the female friends. Hold the double 'v' in 'avviso'.

Example

Le avviso io.

I'll let them know.

Words in this phrase

che

[keh]

so that

Casual 'che' introducing a reason or purpose.

Example

Aspetta che chiamo.

Wait, I'll call.

[leh]

them (feminine)

Direct object pronoun for feminine plural.

Example

Le vedo domani.

I'll see them tomorrow.

avviso

[ah-VVEE-zoh]

I inform / I let you know

First person singular of 'avvisare,' meaning 'to inform,' 'to notify,' or 'to let someone know.'

Example

E se avviso in anticipo, va bene?

And if I let you know in advance, is that okay?

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