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How to Say ‘Please, after you.’ in Italian

Prego, dopo di te.

PREH-goh DOH-poh dee teh

[PREH-goh DOH-poh dee teh]

Phrase Breakdown

Prego,

PREH-goh

Please,

'Prego' can mean 'please, go ahead' or 'you're welcome'. Roll the 'r'.

Example

Prego, si accomodi.

Please, have a seat.

Words in this phrase

Prego

[PREH-goh]

please, go ahead

Used to invite someone to speak or proceed.

Example

Prego, si accomodi.

Please, have a seat.

dopo di te.

DOH-poh dee teh

after you.

'Di te' means 'you' after a preposition.

Example

Vengo dopo di te.

I'll come after you.

Words in this phrase

dopo

[DOH-poh]

after

A preposition used to talk about something happening later in time.

Example

Dopo l'evento ti ho mandato un'email di follow-up.

After the event I sent you a follow-up email.

[dee]

(used after 'dopo')

After 'dopo', a pronoun needs 'di': 'dopo di te' means 'after you'.

Example

È arrivato dopo di me.

He arrived after me.

[teh]

you

The stressed form of 'you' used after prepositions like 'con.'

Example

Parlare con te è stato utile, e te indica la persona coinvolta.

Speaking with you was useful, and 'you' indicates the person involved.

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