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How to Say ‘Could I bring a cake from outside?’ in Italian

Potrei portare una torta da fuori?

poh-TRAY pohr-TAH-reh OO-nah TOHR-tah da FWOH-ree

[poh-TRAY pohr-TAH-reh OO-nah TOHR-tah da FWOH-ree]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Always ask first. Some restaurants refuse outside cakes, and others accept them but charge a per-person cake-cutting fee.

Phrase Breakdown

Potrei portare

poh-TRAY pohr-TAH-reh

Could I bring

A polite request using the conditional. Stress po-TREI and por-TA-re.

Example

Potrei portare il vino?

Could I bring the wine?

Words in this phrase

Potrei

[poh-TRAY]

could I

Conditional of 'potere', polite for asking.

Example

Potrei avere il conto?

Could I have the bill?

portare

[pohr-TAH-reh]

to bring

Here means to bring something along.

Example

Posso portare il vino?

Can I bring the wine?

una torta da fuori?

OO-nah TOHR-tah da FWOH-ree

a cake from outside?

'Da fuori' means from outside, meaning not made by the restaurant. Say FUO-ri as one glide.

Example

Si può portare cibo da fuori?

Can you bring food from outside?

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.

torta

[TOHR-tah]

cake

A sweet baked dessert.

Example

La torta è al cioccolato.

The cake is chocolate.

[da]

from

Indicating a place or time where something begins.

Example

Ascoltiamo la musica da quell'altoparlante.

We listen to music from that loudspeaker.

fuori

[FWOH-ree]

Outside

Situated or moving beyond or on the exterior of something.

Example

Sono fuori casa.

I am outside the house.

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