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How to Say ‘You just need to tell us by Friday at noon’ in Italian

Basta che ce lo dica entro venerdì a mezzogiorno

BAHS-tah keh cheh lo DEE-kah EN-troh veh-nehr-DEE ah med-dzoh-JOR-noh

[BAHS-tah keh cheh lo DEE-kah EN-troh veh-nehr-DEE ah med-dzoh-JOR-noh]

Phrase Breakdown

Basta che ce lo dica

BAHS-tah keh cheh lo DEE-kah

As long as you tell us

Formal request using the subjunctive after 'basta che'.

Example

Basta che ce lo dica prima.

As long as you tell us beforehand.

Words in this phrase

Basta

[BAHS-tah]

it's enough

'Basta che' means 'as long as / all you need is'.

Example

Basta che arriviate in orario.

As long as you arrive on time.

che

[keh]

that

Used to identify a specific thing or person.

Example

Quello che lei fa è incredibile.

What she does is incredible.

[cheh]

to us

Form of 'ci' (to us) before 'lo'.

Example

Ce lo porti, per favore.

Bring it to us, please.

[lo]

Used to refer to an object or thing mentioned earlier.

Example

Lo vedo ogni giorno.

I see it every day.

dica

[DEE-kah]

you say/tell (formal)

Present subjunctive of 'dire', formal 'Lei'.

Example

Me lo dica pure.

Go ahead and tell me.

entro venerdì

EN-troh veh-nehr-DEE

by Friday

'Entro' sets a deadline. Stress the final syllable of 've-ner-DÌ'.

Example

Pago entro venerdì.

I'll pay by Friday.

Words in this phrase

entro

[EN-troh]

by (deadline)

Means 'by' or 'within' a time limit.

Example

Pagate entro sabato.

Pay by Saturday.

venerdì

[veh-nehr-DEE]

Friday

Fifth day of the week, named after Venus.

Example

Venerdì sera esco con gli amici.

Friday evening I go out with friends.

a mezzogiorno

ah med-dzoh-JOR-noh

at noon

The 'zz' sounds like 'dz': 'med-dzo-JOR-no'.

Example

Pranziamo a mezzogiorno.

We have lunch at noon.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Used with time expressions.

Example

Ci vediamo a quest'ora domani.

See you at this time tomorrow.

mezzogiorno

[med-dzoh-JOR-noh]

noon

Midday, 12:00; used with singular 'è'.

Example

Il negozio chiude a mezzogiorno.

The shop closes at noon.

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