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How to Say ‘Could I have a kilo of peaches, please?’ in Italian

Mi dà un chilo di pesche, per favore?

mee dah oon KEE-loh dee PEH-skeh pehr fah-VOH-reh

[mee dah oon KEE-loh dee PEH-skeh pehr fah-VOH-reh]

Phrase Breakdown

Mi dà un chilo

mee dah oon KEE-loh

Could you give me a kilo

'Mi dà' is formal 'you give me', a polite way to order. Stress the final 'à' in 'dà'.

Example

Mi dà un chilo di patate?

Could you give me a kilo of potatoes?

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?

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

chilo

[KEE-loh]

kilo

Short for chilogrammo; used in everyday Italian for buying produce by weight.

Example

Un chilo di porcini oggi costa di più.

A kilo of porcini costs more today.

di pesche,

dee PEH-skeh

of peaches,

This names what you want. 'Pesche' is PE-ske.

Example

Un cestino di pesche.

A basket of peaches.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

pesche

[PEH-skeh]

peaches

Plural of 'pesca', the fruit peach.

Example

Vorrei due pesche.

I'd like two peaches.

per favore?

pehr fah-VOH-reh

please?

Standard 'please'. Stress 'VO': per fa-VO-re.

Example

Un caffè, per favore.

A coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

please / for

Part of the polite expression per favore, used when requesting something.

Example

Dico «per» favore alla fine della frase.

I say “please” at the end of the sentence.

favore

[fah-VOH-reh]

favor / please

Used with per to make a polite request: please.

Example

Il menù, per favore, grazie.

The menu, please, thank you.

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