How to Say ‘Yes, I'm having trouble hearing you.’ in Italian
Sì, faccio fatica a sentirti.
see FAH-choh fah-TEE-kah ah sen-TEER-tee
[see FAH-choh fah-TEE-kah ah sen-TEER-tee]
Phrase Breakdown
Sì
[see]
yes
A basic word used to agree or confirm something.
Sì, faccio fatica a sentirti.
Yes, I’m having trouble hearing you.
Faccio fatica
FAH-choh fah-TEE-kah
I have difficulty / I’m struggling
Common phrase meaning something is hard for the speaker to do.
Faccio fatica a capire.
I have difficulty understanding.
Words in this phrase
faccio
[FAH-choh]
I do / I make
From fare; here it is used in the expression fare fatica, meaning to have difficulty doing something.
Quando c’è molta musica, faccio fatica a sentirti.
When there’s a lot of music, I have trouble hearing you.
fatica
[fah-TEE-kah]
effort / difficulty
In the expression fare fatica, it means difficulty or struggle.
Con tutto questo rumore, faccio fatica a sentirti.
With all this noise, I have difficulty hearing you.
A sentirti
ah sen-TEER-tee
to hear you
Infinitive phrase with a pronoun attached; used after fare fatica a.
Faccio fatica a sentirti bene.
I’m having trouble hearing you well.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
to
A preposition used before an infinitive verb.
A volte faccio fatica a sentirti qui dentro.
Sometimes I have trouble hearing you in here.
sentirti
[sen-TEER-tee]
to hear you
From sentire with ti attached, meaning to hear you in an informal singular way.
Con la musica alta, faccio fatica a sentirti.
With the loud music, I have trouble hearing you.
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