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How to Say ‘Could you give me the passport and the receipt, please?’ in Italian

Mi dà il passaporto e la ricevuta, per favore?

mee dah eel pahs-sah-POR-toh eh lah ree-cheh-VOO-tah pehr fah-VOH-reh

[mee dah eel pahs-sah-POR-toh eh lah ree-cheh-VOO-tah pehr fah-VOH-reh]

💬 Usage Tip: Italians make polite requests with a plain question, without any "could". Same pattern: Mi passa la penna? "Could you pass me the pen?"

Phrase Breakdown

Mi dà il passaporto

mee dah eel pahs-sah-POR-toh

Could you give me the passport

Stress 'DAH' and 'POR'. Link 'dà' and 'il' smoothly.

Example

Mi dà il passaporto, signore?

Could you give me the passport, sir?

Words in this phrase

[mee]

to me

Indirect object pronoun meaning to me; used to express personal reaction.

Example

Nella frase Mi fa piacere, Mi indica la persona che prova la sensazione.

In the phrase 'Mi fa piacere,' 'Mi' indicates the person feeling the emotion.

dà

[dah]

(you) give (formal)

Formal 'you' or 'he/she' form of 'dare', to give.

Example

Mi dà un caffè?

Will you give me a coffee?

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

passaporto

[pahs-sah-POR-toh]

passport

Official travel and identity document.

Example

Ho dimenticato il passaporto.

I forgot my passport.

e la ricevuta,

eh lah ree-cheh-VOO-tah

and the receipt

Say 'ree-che-VOO-ta'. The 'ce' sounds like 'che' in 'chess'.

Example

Ecco la ricevuta.

Here is the receipt.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.

Example

Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.

In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

ricevuta

[ree-cheh-VOO-tah]

receipt

Proof of payment or of an application submitted.

Example

Conservi la ricevuta della posta.

Keep the post office receipt.

per favore?

pehr fah-VOH-reh

please?

Stress 'VO' and raise your voice at the end because it's a question.

Example

Mi aiuta, per favore?

Can you help me, please?

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.

favore

[fah-VOH-reh]

favor

Noun meaning favor; with 'per' it means 'please'.

Example

Mi fai un favore?

Can you do me a favor?

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