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How to Say ‘Come on, give me the bags and I'll put them away.’ in Italian

Dai, dammi le borse che le metto via io.

dye DAHM-mee leh BOR-seh keh leh MET-toh VEE-ah ee-o

[dye DAHM-mee leh BOR-seh keh leh MET-toh VEE-ah ee-o]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Offering help to a recovering in-law is expected, and they'll often refuse at first. A friendly dai "come on" is the usual way to insist.

Phrase Breakdown

Dai, dammi le borse

dye DAHM-mee leh BOR-seh

Come on, give me the bags

'Dai' is a friendly 'come on'. Pause briefly after it.

Example

Dai, andiamo!

Come on, let's go!

Words in this phrase

Dai

[dye]

come on!

"Dai!" is a very common informal encouragement, like "come on!"

Example

Dai, facciamo un altro gol!

Come on, let's score another goal!

dammi

[DAHM-mee]

give me

Imperative 'da'' plus 'mi'.

Example

Dammi la mano.

Give me your hand.

[leh]

the

Plural feminine definite article, used before plural feminine nouns.

Example

Nella frase Le persone si aiutano, Le introduce il gruppo di colleghi.

In the phrase 'Le persone si aiutano,' 'Le' introduces the group of colleagues.

borse

[BOR-seh]

bags

Plural of 'borsa', bags or shopping bags.

Example

Le borse sono pesanti.

The bags are heavy.

che le metto via io.

keh leh MET-toh VEE-ah ee-o

so I can put them away.

Here 'che' means 'so that / because' in casual speech.

Example

Siediti, che cucino io.

Sit down, I'll cook.

Words in this phrase

che

[keh]

so that / because

Colloquial 'che' meaning 'since' or 'so'.

Example

Vieni, che è tardi.

Come, since it's late.

[leh]

them

Feminine plural object pronoun.

Example

Le vedo domani.

I'll see them tomorrow.

metto

[MET-toh]

I put

From 'mettere'; 'mettere via' means to put away.

Example

Metto le chiavi qui.

I put the keys here.

via

[VEE-ah]

Away

Indicates moving away or departing.

Example

Andiamo via!

Let's go away!

[ee-o]

Referring to oneself as a subject.

Example

Io voglio migliorare il mio punteggio.

I want to improve my score.

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