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How to Say ‘And if I cancel that same morning?’ in Italian

E se cancello la mattina stessa?

eh seh kahn-CHEL-loh lah maht-TEE-nah STESS-sah

[eh seh kahn-CHEL-loh lah maht-TEE-nah STESS-sah]

💬 Usage Tip: [La mattina stessa] means "that same morning," with [stessa] placed after the noun. You can reuse that pattern in timing phrases like [il giorno stesso] and [la sera stessa].

Phrase Breakdown

E se cancello

eh seh kahn-CHEL-loh

And if I cancel

Introduces a question about a possible cancellation.

Example

E se cancello oggi?

And if I cancel today?

Words in this phrase

E

[eh]

and

A conjunction meaning 'and.' At the start of a question, it often means 'and what if...?' or simply introduces a follow-up question.

Example

E se cancello la mattina stessa?

And what if I cancel that same morning?

se

[seh]

if

A conjunction used to introduce a condition: 'if.'

Example

E se cancello la mattina stessa?

And what if I cancel that same morning?

cancello

[kahn-CHEL-loh]

I cancel

First person singular of 'cancellare,' meaning 'to cancel.' Used for canceling a reservation or booking.

Example

E se cancello la mattina stessa?

And what if I cancel that same morning?

La mattina stessa?

lah maht-TEE-nah STESS-sah

The same morning?

Refers to canceling on the morning of the appointment or booking date.

Example

Posso cancellare la mattina stessa?

Can I cancel the same morning?

Words in this phrase

la

[lah]

the

Feminine singular definite article, meaning 'the.' Here it goes with 'mattina.'

Example

E se cancello la mattina stessa?

And what if I cancel that same morning?

mattina

[maht-TEE-nah]

morning

A noun meaning 'morning.' In this phrase it refers to the morning of the reservation day.

Example

E se cancello la mattina stessa?

And what if I cancel that same morning?

stessa

[STESS-sah]

same

An adjective meaning 'same.' In 'la mattina stessa,' it means 'that very same morning.'

Example

E se cancello la mattina stessa?

And what if I cancel that same morning?

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