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How to Say ‘Can I go and say hello to Franco?’ in Italian

Posso andare a salutare Franco?

POHS-soh ahn-DAH-reh ah sah-loo-TAH-reh FRAHN-koh

[POHS-soh ahn-DAH-reh ah sah-loo-TAH-reh FRAHN-koh]

💬 Usage Tip: After andare, put a before the next action: andare a salutare, andare a mangiare "to go and eat".

Phrase Breakdown

Posso andare

POHS-soh ahn-DAH-reh

Can I go

'Posso' (I can) plus an infinitive asks for permission. Double the 'ss'.

Example

Posso andare a casa?

Can I go home?

Words in this phrase

Posso

[POHS-soh]

can I / may I

A polite way to ask permission to say or ask something.

Example

Posso chiedere se avete un menu speciale?

May I ask if you have a special menu?

andare

[ahn-DAH-reh]

to go

Infinitive of andare, meaning 'to go'.

Example

Voglio andare in centro. Andare a piedi è possibile?

I want to go downtown. Is it possible to go on foot?

a salutare Franco?

ah sah-loo-TAH-reh FRAHN-koh

to say hello to Franco?

'Andare a' plus an infinitive means 'go to do something'. Raise your voice at the end.

Example

Vado a salutare la nonna.

I'm going to say hi to grandma.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

"A" is a simple preposition used in many fixed expressions and combinations.

Example

Magari ci vediamo davanti a un caffè la prossima settimana.

Maybe we’ll meet over a coffee next week.

salutare

[sah-loo-TAH-reh]

to greet

To say hello or goodbye to someone.

Example

Vado a salutare la nonna.

I'm going to say hi to grandma.

Franco

[FRAHN-koh]

Franco (name)

A common Italian male first name.

Example

Ciao, Franco!

Hi, Franco!

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