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How to Say ‘And call me tu, you're family by now.’ in Italian

E dammi del tu, ormai sei di famiglia.

eh DAHM-mee dehl too or-MY sigh dee fah-meel-ya

[eh DAHM-mee dehl too or-MY sigh dee fah-meel-ya]

Phrase Breakdown

E dammi del tu,

eh DAHM-mee dehl too

And call me 'tu',

'E' (and) links to the previous thought. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

E dammi del tu, siamo amici.

And use 'tu' with me, we're friends.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.

Example

Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.

In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.

dammi

[DAHM-mee]

give me

Imperative 'da'' plus 'mi'.

Example

Dammi la mano.

Give me your hand.

del

[dehl]

the (in 'dare del tu')

Part of the fixed phrase 'dare del tu', to use the informal 'tu'.

Example

Possiamo darci del tu?

Can we use 'tu' with each other?

[too]

you

Informal singular pronoun used when speaking directly to one person.

Example

E tu, in che settore lavori?

And you, what field do you work in?

ormai sei di famiglia.

or-MY sigh dee fah-meel-ya

you're family by now.

Explains why the informal 'tu' is appropriate. Keep the rhythm smooth: or-MAI SEI dee fa-MEE-lyah.

Example

Resta a cena, ormai sei di famiglia.

Stay for dinner, you're family by now.

Words in this phrase

ormai

[or-MY]

by now

Means something is now the case after time has passed.

Example

Ormai è tardi.

It's late by now.

sei

[sigh]

are

Second person singular present indicative of 'essere'.

Example

Sei pronto per uscire?

Are you ready to go out?

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

famiglia

[fah-meel-ya]

family

A group consisting of parents and their children.

Example

La famiglia sta bene.

The family is well.

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