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How to Say ‘Would you be able to make her something gluten-free?’ in Italian

Riuscireste a prepararle qualcosa senza glutine?

ree-oo-shee-RES-teh ah preh-pah-RAHR-leh kwahl-KOH-zah SEN-tsah GLOO-tee-neh

[ree-oo-shee-RES-teh ah preh-pah-RAHR-leh kwahl-KOH-zah SEN-tsah GLOO-tee-neh]

💬 Usage Tip: Riuscireste is the plural "you" form, because you're speaking to the restaurant as a team rather than to one person. Riuscire a literally means "to manage to", so it's a gentle way to ask.

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 way to ask a favour. 'Sci' before 'r' gives a 'sh' sound: riu-shi-RE-ste.

Example

Riuscireste a prepararle la pasta?

Could you prepare the pasta 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

Indefinite pronoun meaning something.

Example

Vuoi qualcosa da bere?

Do you want something to drink?

senza glutine?

SEN-tsah GLOO-tee-neh

gluten-free?

Literally 'without gluten'. Stress the first syllable: GLU-ti-ne. 'Senza' is SEN-tsa.

Example

Avete pane senza glutine?

Do you have gluten-free bread?

Words in this phrase

senza

[SEN-tsah]

without

Preposition meaning without.

Example

Un caffè senza zucchero.

A coffee without sugar.

glutine

[GLOO-tee-neh]

gluten

Protein found in wheat and other grains.

Example

Questa pasta è senza glutine.

This pasta is gluten-free.

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