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How to Say ‘If it doesn't go away, come back and see me.’ in Italian

Se non passa, torni da me.

seh nohn PAHS-sah TOR-nee dah meh

[seh nohn PAHS-sah TOR-nee dah meh]

Phrase Breakdown

Se non passa,

seh nohn PAHS-sah

if it doesn't go away

This is the condition. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Se non passa, prenda una pastiglia.

If it doesn't go away, take a pill.

Words in this phrase

[seh]

A conjunction meaning 'if,' used to introduce a condition politely.

Example

Se vuoi, possiamo sentirci la prossima settimana.

If you want, we can talk next week.

non

[nohn]

not

This word negates the verb that follows it.

Example

Non c'é nessuno.

There is no one.

passa

[PAHS-sah]

goes away / passes

From 'passare'; of pain or illness, it means to go away.

Example

Il mal di testa passa presto.

The headache goes away soon.

torni da me.

TOR-nee dah meh

come back to me

This is the formal instruction. Stress 'TOR-nee'.

Example

Torni da me lunedì.

Come back to me on Monday.

Words in this phrase

torni

[TOR-nee]

come back (formal command)

Formal imperative of 'tornare', to return.

Example

Torni domani, per favore.

Come back tomorrow, please.

[dah]

at (someone's place)

Before a person, 'da' means at or with that person.

Example

Vieni da me.

Come to my place.

[meh]

The stressed pronoun 'me', used after prepositions like 'per'.

Example

Per me è stato molto utile sentirti parlare del progetto.

For me it was very useful to hear you talk about the project.

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