How to Say ‘I’ll prepare them for you’ in Italian
Te li preparo
teh lee preh-PAH-roh
[teh lee preh-PAH-roh]
💬 Usage Tip: "Te li" means "for you" + "them." In a mushroom shop or market, "li" usually refers to mushrooms (funghi), a masculine plural noun. Very natural spoken Italian.
🇮🇹 In Italy: A vendor might say this when you choose your mushrooms and they clean, slice, or pack them for you. Friendly service language is common in Italian food markets.
Phrase Breakdown
Te
[teh]
to you
An indirect object pronoun meaning 'to you' in informal Italian, used before the verb.
Te lo dico dopo.
I’ll tell it to you later.
li
[lee]
them
A direct object pronoun meaning 'them' for masculine plural things, such as mushrooms.
Li porto subito al tavolo.
I’ll bring them to the table right away.
preparo
[preh-PAH-roh]
I prepare
First person singular of 'preparare'; here it means 'I prepare' or 'I’ll get ready' depending on context.
Preparo i porcini per te.
I prepare the porcini for you.
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