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How to Say ‘Perfect, make me a marocchino then.’ in Italian

Perfetto, mi faccia un marocchino allora.

pehr-FET-toh mee FAHT-chah oon mah-rohk-KEE-noh ah-lloh-rah

[pehr-FET-toh mee FAHT-chah oon mah-rohk-KEE-noh ah-lloh-rah]

🇮🇹 In Italy: A marocchino is a small glass of espresso with cocoa and milk foam, popular in the north. It sounds blunt, but mi faccia is a perfectly normal, polite way to order.

Phrase Breakdown

Perfetto,

pehr-FET-toh

Perfect,

An expression of agreement. The double 't' is held: per-FET-to.

Example

Perfetto, grazie!

Perfect, thanks!

Words in this phrase

Perfetto

[pehr-FET-toh]

Perfect

Something that is flawless or ideal.

Example

Il cappuccino è perfetto.

The cappuccino is perfect.

mi faccia un marocchino

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

I'll have a marocchino

A polite order using the formal 'faccia'.

Example

Mi faccia un marocchino, per favore.

A marocchino, 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.

[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.

allora.

ah-lloh-rah

then.

Here it means 'in that case'. Stress on al-LO-ra.

Example

Va bene, allora.

Okay, then.

Words in this phrase

allora

[ah-lloh-rah]

then

Indicates something that logically follows or indicates timing.

Example

Ma allora, cosa facciamo?

But then, what do we do?

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