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How to Say ‘Let's use 'tu' with each other, okay?’ in Italian

Diamoci del tu, eh!

DYAH-moh-chee dehl too eh

[DYAH-moh-chee dehl too eh]

💬 Usage Tip: dare del tu means "to address someone as tu", and diamoci is "let's give each other". The formal version is dare del Lei.

🇮🇹 In Italy: In Italian offices, colleagues of similar rank often switch to tu quickly, and this is the friendly way to propose it. Let a senior person or your boss make the offer first.

Phrase Breakdown

Diamoci

[DYAH-moh-chee]

let's give each other

Imperative 'diamo' (let's give) plus 'ci' (each other); used in 'diamoci del tu' to switch to informal speech.

Example

Diamoci una mano con questo lavoro.

Let's give each other a hand with this job.

del tu, eh!

dehl too eh

the informal 'you', okay!

'Dare del tu' means to address someone informally. 'Eh' at the end is a friendly tag, like 'okay?'

Example

Dammi del tu, eh!

Call me 'tu', okay!

Words in this phrase

del

[dehl]

the (in 'dare del tu')

Part of the fixed phrase 'dare del tu', to use the informal 'tu'.

Example

Possiamo darci del tu?

Can we use 'tu' with each other?

[too]

you

Informal singular pronoun used when speaking directly to one person.

Example

E tu, in che settore lavori?

And you, what field do you work in?

[eh]

Interjection for emotions like doubt.

Example

Eh, sì, penso anch'io così.

Eh, yes, I think so too.

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