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How to Say ‘That would be very kind, thank you.’ in Italian

Sarebbe gentilissimo, grazie.

sah-REH-beh jehn-tee-LEES-see-moh GRAH-tsee-eh

[sah-REH-beh jehn-tee-LEES-see-moh GRAH-tsee-eh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: This is a warm, polite way to accept an offer from staff. Italians tend to accept favours with a little extra courtesy like this rather than a bare sì.

Phrase Breakdown

Sarebbe gentilissimo,

sah-REH-beh jehn-tee-LEES-see-moh

That would be very kind,

'Sarebbe' is the conditional of 'essere' (would be). '-issimo' means 'very'. Stress: sa-REB-be, gen-ti-LIS-si-mo.

Example

Sarebbe perfetto.

That would be perfect.

Words in this phrase

Sarebbe

[sah-REH-beh]

it would be

Conditional form of essere, used to sound polite or hypothetical.

Example

Sarebbe molto utile incontrarla.

It would be very useful to meet her.

gentilissimo

[jehn-tee-LEES-see-moh]

very kind

Superlative of 'gentile'; a warm thank-you.

Example

Lei è gentilissimo.

You are very kind.

grazie.

GRAH-tsee-eh

thank you.

Say it in three syllables: GRA-tsi-e.

Example

Grazie mille!

Thanks a lot!

Words in this phrase

grazie

[GRAH-tsee-eh]

Thank you

Expression of gratitude.

Example

Grazie per il tuo aiuto.

Thank you for your help.

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