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How to Say ‘I'll make an exception’ in Italian

Faccio un'eccezione

FAHT-choh oon et-cheh-TSYOH-neh

[FAHT-choh oon et-cheh-TSYOH-neh]

💬 Usage Tip: Italian uses the plain present for things you're about to do: faccio covers "I'll make". Note un' with an apostrophe before a feminine word starting with a vowel.

Phrase Breakdown

Faccio

[FAHT-choh]

I make

First person of 'fare' (to do/make).

Example

Faccio un caffè.

I'm making a coffee.

un'

[oon]

Used before words starting with a vowel sound.

Example

Ho un'idea fantastica!

I have a fantastic idea!

eccezione

[et-cheh-TSYOH-neh]

exception

Something outside the usual rule; feminine noun.

Example

Oggi faccio un'eccezione alla dieta.

Today I'm making an exception to my diet.

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