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How to Say ‘To make me say it’ in Italian

Per farmelo dire

pehr FARR-may-lo DEE-reh

[pehr FARR-may-lo DEE-reh]

💬 Usage Tip: The reflexive construction highlights an outside force acting on the speaker.

Phrase Breakdown

Per

[pehr]

to

Expressing purpose or reason for something.

Example

Fai attenzione per imparare.

Pay attention to learn.

farmelo

[FARR-may-lo]

make me

To cause someone to do something.

Example

Farmelo basta.

Make it stop.

dire

[DEE-reh]

say

Utter words so as to convey information, an opinion, a feeling, or intention.

Example

Cosa vuoi dire?

What do you want to say?

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