How to Say ‘Can you recommend to me?’ in Italian
Mi può consigliare?
mee pwoh kohn-seel-YAH-reh
[mee pwoh kohn-seel-YAH-reh]
💬 Usage Tip: può is the polite "you can" form, the same form used for he or she, which is what makes this formal. To a friend it would be mi puoi consigliare?.
Phrase Breakdown
Mi
[mee]
to me
Indirect object pronoun meaning to me; used to express personal reaction.
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.
può
[pwoh]
can you
Formal singular form of potere, used to ask politely.
Può ripetere? lo chiedo se non capisco bene.
Can you repeat? I ask it if I do not understand well.
consigliare
[kohn-seel-YAH-reh]
to recommend
Infinitive verb meaning to advise or suggest something.
Puoi consigliare un buon vino?
Can you recommend a good wine?
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