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

Un attimo che controllo

oon AHT-tee-moh keh kohn-TROHL-loh

[oon AHT-tee-moh keh kohn-TROHL-loh]

💬 Usage Tip: che here loosely links the wait to the reason, roughly "while" or "so that". It's very common in speech: Aspetta che chiamo "Hang on while I call".

Phrase Breakdown

Un attimo

oon AHT-tee-moh

Just a moment

Link the words as 'unATtimo', stressing 'AT' with a double 't'.

Example

Un attimo, per favore.

One moment, please.

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 controllo

keh kohn-TROHL-loh

while I check

Here 'che' means 'so that / while'. Stress 'conTROL-lo' with a double 'l'.

Example

Aspetti, che controllo l'agenda.

Wait, I'll check the calendar.

Words in this phrase

che

[keh]

while / so that

Here a colloquial connector meaning 'while' or 'and meanwhile'.

Example

Aspetta che chiamo il cameriere.

Wait while I call the waiter.

controllo

[kohn-TROHL-loh]

I check

First person singular of 'controllare' (to check).

Example

Controllo la prenotazione subito.

I'll check the reservation right away.

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