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How to Say ‘Could you leave me a name and contact details?’ in Italian

Mi lascia un nome e un recapito?

mee LAH-shah oon NOH-meh eh oon reh-KAH-pee-toh

[mee LAH-shah oon NOH-meh eh oon reh-KAH-pee-toh]

💬 Usage Tip: This is a plain present-tense question, literally "you leave me...?". Italians use it as a polite request where English would say "could you".

Phrase Breakdown

Mi lascia un nome

mee LAH-shah oon NOH-meh

Will you leave me a name

'lascia' sounds like 'LA-sha', because 'sci' before 'a' makes a 'sh' sound. This is the formal 'you'.

Example

Mi lascia un messaggio?

Will you leave me a message?

Words in this phrase

[mee]

to me

Indirect object pronoun meaning to me; used to express personal reaction.

Example

Nella frase Mi fa piacere, Mi indica la persona che prova la sensazione.

In the phrase 'Mi fa piacere,' 'Mi' indicates the person feeling the emotion.

lascia

[LAH-shah]

(you) leave

From 'lasciare', formal 'you'; to leave something with someone.

Example

Mi lascia il suo numero?

Will you leave me your number?

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

nome

[NOH-meh]

Name

A word or set of words by which a person is known.

Example

A che nome è fatta la prenotazione?

Under what name is the reservation made?

e un recapito?

eh oon reh-KAH-pee-toh

and a contact number?

A 'recapito' is a contact detail, usually a phone number. Stress 're-CA-pi-to' and raise your voice at the end.

Example

Ho bisogno di un recapito.

I need a contact number.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.

Example

Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.

In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

recapito

[reh-KAH-pee-toh]

contact details

Phone number or address to reach someone.

Example

Lasci un recapito telefonico.

Leave a contact number.

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