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How to Say ‘Of course, go ahead.’ in Italian

Certo, dimmi pure.

CHEHR-toh DEEM-mee POO-reh

[CHEHR-toh DEEM-mee POO-reh]

Phrase Breakdown

Certo,

CHEHR-toh

Of course,

A common way to say 'sure' or 'of course'. The 'c' before 'e' sounds like English 'ch': CHER-to.

Example

Certo, nessun problema.

Of course, no problem.

Words in this phrase

Certo

[CHEHR-toh]

of course, certainly

A frequent response used to show certainty, agreement, or willingness.

Example

"Certo", ti aiuto a scegliere una squadra.

“Of course,” I’ll help you choose a team.

dimmi pure.

DEEM-mee POO-reh

go ahead and tell me.

'Dimmi' means 'tell me' (informal). 'Pure' softens it to 'go ahead'. Hold the double 'm': DEEM-mee POO-re.

Example

Dimmi pure, ti ascolto.

Go ahead, I'm listening.

Words in this phrase

dimmi

[DEEM-mee]

tell me

Informal command 'dì' + 'mi' (me).

Example

Dimmi cosa pensi.

Tell me what you think.

pure

[POO-reh]

go ahead, by all means

Softens a request, making it encouraging.

Example

Entri pure!

Do come in!

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