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How to Say ‘Great, could you get me a bag?’ in Italian

Ottimo, me ne prepara un pacchetto?

OTT-ee-moh meh neh preh-PAH-rah oon pahk-KET-toh

[OTT-ee-moh meh neh preh-PAH-rah oon pahk-KET-toh]

Phrase Breakdown

Ottimo,

OTT-ee-moh

Great,

Stress the first syllable and hold the double T: 'OT-tee-mo'.

Example

Ottimo, grazie!

Great, thanks!

Words in this phrase

Ottimo

[OTT-ee-moh]

Excellent

Used to describe something that is extremely good or outstanding.

Example

Il cibo della mensa è ottimo oggi.

The canteen food is excellent today.

me ne prepara

meh neh preh-PAH-rah

could you prepare me (some of it)

'Ne' refers back to the coffee. Say 'me ne' quickly, as one unit.

Example

Me ne prepara uno?

Could you prepare one for me?

Words in this phrase

[meh]

to me

Form of 'mi' used before another pronoun like 'lo'.

Example

Me lo spieghi?

Will you explain it to me?

[neh]

of them

Partitive pronoun referring to a quantity of something mentioned earlier.

Example

Ne ho presi due.

I took two of them.

prepara

[preh-PAH-rah]

you prepare

Formal 'you' form of 'preparare'; used to ask politely.

Example

Mi prepara un caffè?

Will you make me a coffee?

un pacchetto?

oon pahk-KET-toh

a packet?

Use rising question intonation on 'pak-KET-to'.

Example

Prendo un pacchetto.

I'll take a packet.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

pacchetto

[pahk-KET-toh]

packet

A small package.

Example

Un pacchetto di biscotti.

A packet of biscuits.

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