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How to Say ‘Now will you give it to me?’ in Italian

Adesso me lo dai?

ah-DESS-oh meh lo DAH-ee

[ah-DESS-oh meh lo DAH-ee]

💬 Usage Tip: When "to me" and "it" pair up, mi becomes me and goes first: me lo. Same pattern: te lo do "I'll give it to you".

Phrase Breakdown

Adesso

[ah-DESS-oh]

now

At the present moment or time.

Example

Adesso vado a dormire.

I'm going to sleep now.

me lo dai?

meh lo DAH-ee

will you give it to me?

'Me lo' means 'it to me'. 'Mi' changes to 'me' before 'lo'. 'Dai' is 'you give'. Say all three words as one smooth unit.

Example

Me lo dai, per favore?

Will you give it to me, please?

Words in this phrase

[meh]

to me

Form of 'mi' used before another pronoun like 'lo'.

Example

Me lo spieghi?

Will you explain it to me?

[lo]

Used to refer to an object or thing mentioned earlier.

Example

Lo vedo ogni giorno.

I see it every day.

dai

[DAH-ee]

you give

Informal 'you' form of 'dare', to give.

Example

Mi dai una mano?

Will you give me a hand?

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