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How to Say ‘Come on, call me 'tu'.’ in Italian

Dammi del tu, dai.

DAHM-mee dehl too dye

[DAHM-mee dehl too dye]

💬 Usage Tip: dare del tu "to address as tu" is the set expression for switching to informal. The formal version is dare del Lei.

🇮🇹 In Italy: The older person or the in-law usually offers this. Once it's offered, keep using Lei and it starts to sound cold.

Phrase Breakdown

Dammi

[DAHM-mee]

give me

Imperative 'da'' plus 'mi'.

Example

Dammi la mano.

Give me your hand.

del tu, dai.

dehl too dye

the informal 'you', come on.

'Dare del tu' means to speak informally to someone. 'Dai' adds friendly insistence. Say 'del TOO, DAH-ee'.

Example

Possiamo darci del tu, dai.

We can use 'tu' with each other, come on.

Words in this phrase

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?

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!

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