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How to Say ‘Can I hear his voice, please?’ in Italian

Posso sentire la sua voce, per favore?

POHS-soh sen-TEE-reh lah SOO-ah VOH-cheh pehr fah-VOH-reh

[POHS-soh sen-TEE-reh lah SOO-ah VOH-cheh pehr fah-VOH-reh]

Phrase Breakdown

Posso sentire

POHS-soh sen-TEE-reh

Can I hear

This polite request starts with 'posso' plus an infinitive. Stress the first syllable: POS-soh.

Example

Posso sentire anch'io?

Can I hear too?

Words in this phrase

Posso

[POHS-soh]

can I / may I

A polite way to ask permission to say or ask something.

Example

Posso chiedere se avete un menu speciale?

May I ask if you have a special menu?

sentire

[sen-TEE-reh]

To hear

Perceive sound or listen to something.

Example

È bello sentire musica.

It is nice to hear music.

la sua voce,

lah SOO-ah VOH-cheh

his/her voice,

Pause slightly at the comma. Say 'voce' as VOH-cheh.

Example

Riconosco la sua voce.

I recognize his voice.

Words in this phrase

[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.

sua

[SOO-ah]

his

Possessive; here refers to a male third person's thing.

Example

Conosco la sua famiglia.

I know his family.

voce

[VOH-cheh]

voice

The sound a person makes when speaking.

Example

Ha una voce bellissima.

She has a beautiful voice.

per favore?

pehr fah-VOH-reh

please?

A standard polite expression. Stress 'VO' in 'favore': fah-VOH-reh.

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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