How to Say ‘Best wishes in advance!’ in Italian
Auguri in anticipo!
ow-GOO-ree een ahn-tee-CHEE-poh
[ow-GOO-ree een ahn-tee-CHEE-poh]
🇮🇹 In Italy: [Auguri] covers more than birthdays: birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and good wishes generally. It's broader than English [congratulations].
Phrase Breakdown
Auguri
[ow-GOO-ree]
best wishes
A warm expression used for a coming celebration such as a birthday dinner.
Auguri per domani, speriamo che la cena sia speciale.
Best wishes for tomorrow, we hope the dinner is special.
In anticipo
een ahn-tee-CHEE-poh
In advance / early
Means before the actual event or date.
Ti faccio gli auguri in anticipo.
I’m wishing you well in advance.
Words in this phrase
in
[een]
in
Part of the phrase 'in anticipo', meaning before the event happens.
In questo caso, 'in' introduce il tempo anticipato.
In this case, 'in' introduces the idea of doing something ahead of time.
anticipo
[ahn-tee-CHEE-poh]
advance
Refers to something said or done before the date of the celebration.
Anticipo indica che gli auguri arrivano prima del compleanno.
Advance indicates that the wishes come before the birthday.
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