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How to Say ‘No cappuccino for me!’ in Italian

Niente cappuccino per me!

NYEN-teh kahp-poo-CHEE-noh pehr meh

[NYEN-teh kahp-poo-CHEE-noh pehr meh]

💬 Usage Tip: niente before a noun means "no": niente zucchero "no sugar".

Phrase Breakdown

Niente cappuccino

NYEN-teh kahp-poo-CHEE-noh

No cappuccino

'Niente' is 'NYEN-teh' and means 'nothing' or 'no'. In 'cap-poo-CHEE-noh', hold the double 'pp' and say 'cc' as 'ch'.

Example

Niente zucchero, grazie.

No sugar, thanks.

Words in this phrase

Niente

[NYEN-teh]

no / nothing

A word meaning nothing or no; in context it can mean none or no available service.

Example

Niente valet stasera, mi dispiace.

No valet tonight, I'm sorry.

cappuccino

[kahp-poo-CHEE-noh]

cappuccino

A coffee drink with espresso and steamed milk foam, typically a breakfast drink in Italy.

Example

Ordino un «cappuccino» la mattina, non dopo cena.

I order a “cappuccino” in the morning, not after dinner.

per me!

pehr meh

for me!

Say it as one unit, 'pehr-MEH', with stress on 'me'.

Example

Un caffè per me.

A coffee for me.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

for

A preposition used to explain purpose or reason.

Example

Sono qui per conoscere nuove aziende.

I am here to get to know new companies.

[meh]

The stressed pronoun 'me', used after prepositions like 'per'.

Example

Per me è stato molto utile sentirti parlare del progetto.

For me it was very useful to hear you talk about the project.

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