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How to Say ‘I'll keep it for you’ in Italian

Glielo tengo io

GLYEH-loh TEHN-goh ee-o

[GLYEH-loh TEHN-goh ee-o]

💬 Usage Tip: glielo is gli "to you/him" merged with lo "it", written as one word. Formal 'to you' uses the same gli, so glielo fits polite speech to a customer.

Phrase Breakdown

Glielo

[GLYEH-loh]

it to him/her

Used to indicate the third person indirect object.

Example

Glielo danno domani.

They will give it to him/her tomorrow.

tengo

[TEHN-goh]

I keep, I hold

'tenere' (to keep), 'io' form; here, to reserve.

Example

Ti tengo il posto.

I'll save you the seat.

[ee-o]

Referring to oneself as a subject.

Example

Io voglio migliorare il mio punteggio.

I want to improve my score.

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