How to Say ‘Will you make fun of me all evening?’ in Italian
Poi mi prendi in giro per tutta la sera?
poy mee PREHN-dee een JEE-roh pehr TOOT-tah lah SEH-rah
[poy mee PREHN-dee een JEE-roh pehr TOOT-tah lah SEH-rah]
💬 Usage Tip: [Prendere in giro] is a set expression meaning "to tease / make fun of," not literally "take around." Learn it as one chunk, like [avere voglia] or [fare finta].
🇮🇹 In Italy: In this flirting context, [prendere in giro] often means light teasing, not cruelty. Italians use this kind of mock-complaint a lot to keep chemistry going without saying something too serious.
Phrase Breakdown
Poi
[poy]
then
Adds the next imagined consequence in a teasing question.
Mi fai scegliere il drink e Poi mi prendi in giro per tutta la sera?
You make me choose the drink and then tease me the whole evening?
Mi prendi in giro
mee PREHN-dee een JEE-roh
You tease me / make fun of me
Common expression meaning to joke at someone's expense.
Non mi prendere in giro.
Don't make fun of me.
Words in this phrase
mi
[mee]
me
Shows the speaker is the target of the teasing.
Se indovino male, Poi mi prendi in giro per tutta la sera?
If I guess wrong, then do you tease me the whole evening?
prendi
[PREHN-dee]
you tease / you make fun of
Part of prendere in giro; often playful in flirtatious speech.
Con quel tono leggero, Poi mi prendi in giro per tutta la sera?
With that light tone, then do you tease me the whole evening?
in
[een]
in
Part of the fixed phrase prendere in giro.
Scherzi così bene che Poi mi prendi in giro per tutta la sera?
You joke so well that then you tease me the whole evening?
giro
[JEE-roh]
around; part of 'in giro'
Inside this expression, it contributes to the meaning of teasing someone.
Dopo quella battuta, Poi mi prendi in giro per tutta la sera?
After that joke, then do you tease me the whole evening?
Per tutta la sera?
pehr TOOT-tah lah SEH-rah
For the whole evening?
Asks whether something will continue for the entire evening.
Resti qui per tutta la sera?
Are you staying here for the whole evening?
Words in this phrase
per
[pehr]
for
Indicates duration in time expressions.
Davvero, Poi mi prendi in giro per tutta la sera?
Really, then do you tease me the whole evening?
tutta
[TOOT-tah]
whole
Means the complete duration of the evening.
Se ti do corda, Poi mi prendi in giro per tutta la sera?
If I play along, then do you tease me the whole evening?
la
[lah]
the
Definite article for the feminine noun sera.
Con quel sorriso, Poi mi prendi in giro per tutta la sera?
With that smile, then do you tease me the whole evening?
sera
[SEH-rah]
evening
Refers to the whole night out or evening together.
Se cominci adesso, Poi mi prendi in giro per tutta la sera?
If you start now, then do you tease me the whole evening?
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