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How to Say ‘Make me a marocchino’ in Italian

Mi faccia un marocchino

mee FAHT-chah oon mah-rohk-KEE-noh

[mee FAHT-chah oon mah-rohk-KEE-noh]

💬 Usage Tip: mi faccia is a polite "make me" that you use with staff. With a friend it would be fammi.

Phrase Breakdown

Mi faccia

mee FAHT-chah

Make me / Could I have

A polite formal command used for ordering. Say it as mee FAT-cha.

Example

Mi faccia un caffè.

I'll have a coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

[mee]

to me / me

An indirect object pronoun meaning 'to me' or 'me' depending on the structure.

Example

Mi ha colpito molto la tua presentazione.

Your presentation impressed me a lot.

faccia

[FAHT-chah]

make (formal)

Formal command of 'fare'; polite way to order.

Example

Mi faccia un caffè, per favore.

Make me a coffee, please.

un marocchino

oon mah-rohk-KEE-noh

a marocchino

A small coffee with cocoa and milk foam. 'Cch' sounds like 'k': ma-rok-KEE-no.

Example

Prendo un marocchino.

I'll have a marocchino.

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.

marocchino

[mah-rohk-KEE-noh]

marocchino

Small coffee with espresso, cocoa and milk foam, from Piedmont.

Example

Prendo un marocchino caldo.

I'll have a hot marocchino.

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