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How to Say ‘Make me an americano’ in Italian

Mi faccia un americano

mee FAHT-chah oon a-me-ri-ca-no

[mee FAHT-chah oon a-me-ri-ca-no]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Mi faccia sounds bossy in English translation, but it's a normal, polite way to order at an Italian bar.

Phrase Breakdown

Mi faccia

mee FAHT-chah

Make me / Get me

This is the formal imperative, very common when ordering. The 'cc' before 'i' sounds like a strong 'ch': FAC-cia.

Example

Mi faccia vedere.

Let me see.

Words in this phrase

[mee]

to me

Indirect object pronoun meaning to me; used to express personal reaction.

Example

Nella frase Mi fa piacere, Mi indica la persona che prova la sensazione.

In the phrase 'Mi fa piacere,' 'Mi' indicates the person feeling the emotion.

faccia

[FAHT-chah]

make (formal command)

Formal imperative of 'fare'; used to order politely.

Example

Mi faccia un cappuccino, per favore.

Make me a cappuccino, please.

un americano

oon a-me-ri-ca-no

an americano

Link 'un' to 'americano', and stress a-me-ri-CA-no.

Example

Bevo un americano.

I'm drinking an americano.

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.

americano

[a-me-ri-ca-no]

American coffee

A type of coffee that is made by diluting espresso with hot water.

Example

Vorrei un Americano, per favore.

I would like an Americano, please.

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