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How to Say ‘Just a moment while I find it’ in Italian

Un attimo che la trovo

oon AHT-tee-moh keh lah TROH-voh

[oon AHT-tee-moh keh lah TROH-voh]

💬 Usage Tip: La is "it" because it stands for prenotazione, a feminine word. In casual speech, che links the two halves, much like "while" in the English.

Phrase Breakdown

Un attimo

oon AHT-tee-moh

Just a moment

Link the words: u-NAT-ti-mo. Hold the double 't' slightly longer than a single one.

Example

Un attimo, arrivo!

Just a moment, I'm coming!

Words in this phrase

[oon]

Indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

In Un buon equilibrio, Un introduce l'idea di un balance positivo.

In 'Un buon equilibrio,' 'Un' introduces the idea of a positive balance.

attimo

[AHT-tee-moh]

moment

A very short time; 'un attimo' means just a moment.

Example

Aspetti un attimo, per favore.

Wait a moment, please.

che la trovo

keh lah TROH-voh

while I find it

Here 'che' means 'so that / while'. 'La' refers to the reservation (feminine). 'Che' is pronounced 'ke'.

Example

Aspetta, che la trovo.

Wait, I'll find it.

Words in this phrase

che

[keh]

while / so that

Here a casual connector meaning 'while' or 'so that'.

Example

Aspetta che controllo.

Wait while I check.

[lah]

it (feminine)

Feminine object pronoun, here referring to the reservation.

Example

La prenotazione? La cerco subito.

The reservation? I'll look for it right away.

trovo

[TROH-voh]

I find

First person present of 'trovare', to find.

Example

Non trovo le chiavi.

I can't find the keys.

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