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How to Say ‘With Doctor Bianchi’ in Italian

Con il dottor Bianchi

kohn eel doht-TOR BYAHN-kee

[kohn eel doht-TOR BYAHN-kee]

💬 Usage Tip: Dottore drops its final -e right before a name, so it becomes dottor Bianchi. The same happens with signore, which becomes signor Rossi, and professore, which becomes professor Verdi.

🇮🇹 In Italy: In Italy dottore is used for anyone with a university degree, not just physicians. You'll hear it addressed to lawyers, accountants and managers.

Phrase Breakdown

Con il dottor

kohn eel doht-TOR

With Doctor

'Dottore' drops its final 'e' before a surname, giving 'dottor'. Hold the double 't': dot-TOR.

Example

Parlo con il dottor Rossi.

I'm speaking with Doctor Rossi.

Words in this phrase

Con

[kohn]

with

A preposition meaning with, often used to describe manner or attitude.

Example

Nell'espressione Con sincerità, Con spiega il modo in cui le persone si comportano.

In the expression 'Con sincerità,' 'Con' explains the way people behave.

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

dottor

[doht-TOR]

Doctor (title)

Shortened form of 'dottore' used before a surname; in Italy also used for anyone with a degree.

Example

Il dottor Rossi è in riunione.

Doctor Rossi is in a meeting.

Bianchi

[BYAHN-kee]

Bianchi (surname)

A very common Italian family name, here used as a person's surname.

Example

La signora Bianchi lavora qui.

Mrs. Bianchi works here.

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