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How to Say ‘Could you make her something?’ in Italian

Riuscireste a prepararle qualcosa?

ree-oo-shee-RES-teh ah preh-pah-RAHR-leh kwahl-KOH-zah

[ree-oo-shee-RES-teh ah preh-pah-RAHR-leh kwahl-KOH-zah]

💬 Usage Tip: Le "for her" is tacked onto the end of preparare, which drops its final e. Same pattern: preparargli "to make him".

Phrase Breakdown

Riuscireste a prepararle

ree-oo-shee-RES-teh ah preh-pah-RAHR-leh

Would you be able to prepare for her

A polite conditional addressed to 'you' (plural, meaning the restaurant). '-le' means 'for her'. Pronounce it riu-shi-RE-ste a pre-pa-RAR-le.

Example

Riuscireste a prepararle un dolce?

Could you prepare a dessert for her?

Words in this phrase

Riuscireste

[ree-oo-shee-RES-teh]

would you (all) be able

Conditional 'voi' form of 'riuscire', a polite way to ask if something is possible.

Example

Riuscireste a venire domani?

Would you be able to come tomorrow?

[ah]

"A" is a simple preposition used in many fixed expressions and combinations.

Example

Magari ci vediamo davanti a un caffè la prossima settimana.

Maybe we’ll meet over a coffee next week.

prepararle

[preh-pah-RAHR-leh]

to prepare for her

Infinitive 'preparare' plus 'le' (for her).

Example

Posso prepararle un caffè?

Can I prepare her a coffee?

qualcosa?

kwahl-KOH-zah

something?

Raise your pitch at the end for a question. Stress the middle syllable: qual-CO-sa.

Example

Vuoi qualcosa?

Do you want something?

Words in this phrase

qualcosa

[kwahl-KOH-zah]

something

Indefinite pronoun meaning something.

Example

Vuoi qualcosa da bere?

Do you want something to drink?

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