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How to Say ‘Maybe give us a call’ in Italian

Magari ci faccia una telefonata

mah-GAH-ree chee FAHT-chah OO-nah teh-leh-foh-NAH-tah

[mah-GAH-ree chee FAHT-chah OO-nah teh-leh-foh-NAH-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: magari softens a request, like "perhaps". faccia is the polite command form of fare "to do, make", and fare una telefonata is the everyday way to say "make a call".

Phrase Breakdown

Magari ci faccia

mah-GAH-ree chee FAHT-chah

Perhaps you could give us

'Magari' softens a request, like 'maybe'. 'Faccia' is the formal subjunctive of 'fare'. Double the 'c': FAHT-chah.

Example

Magari ci faccia sapere.

Perhaps you could let us know.

Words in this phrase

Magari

[mah-GAH-ree]

maybe / perhaps

"Magari" often means "maybe" or "perhaps" when making a polite suggestion.

Example

Magari possiamo sentirci di nuovo, magari davanti a un caffè.

Maybe we can talk again, perhaps over a coffee.

[chee]

Referring to a group including the speaker and others.

Example

Ci fanno paura certe persone.

Certain people scare us.

faccia

[FAHT-chah]

make (formal command)

Formal imperative of 'fare'; used to order politely.

Example

Mi faccia un cappuccino, per favore.

Make me a cappuccino, please.

una telefonata

OO-nah teh-leh-foh-NAH-tah

a phone call

'Fare una telefonata' means to make a phone call. Stress the 'na': teh-leh-foh-NAH-tah.

Example

Devo fare una telefonata.

I need to make a phone call.

Words in this phrase

una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article before a feminine noun.

Example

Ho lavorato in una piccola azienda.

I worked in a small company.

telefonata

[teh-leh-foh-NAH-tah]

phone call

Noun; 'fare una telefonata' means to make a call.

Example

Ho ricevuto una telefonata.

I received a phone call.

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