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How to Say ‘I'll write you a prescription.’ in Italian

Le scrivo una ricetta.

leh SKREE-voh OO-nah ree-CHET-tah

[leh SKREE-voh OO-nah ree-CHET-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: le here is the polite "to you", and it goes before the verb. The present scrivo covers "I'll write", because Italian often uses the present for something about to happen.

🇮🇹 In Italy: You take the prescription to a farmacia "pharmacy", marked by a green cross. Pharmacists there also give advice on minor ailments.

Phrase Breakdown

Le scrivo

leh SKREE-voh

I'll write for you

'Le' is the formal 'to you'. 'Scrivo' means I write. Say 'leh SKREE-voh'.

Example

Le scrivo una email.

I'll write you an email.

Words in this phrase

[leh]

to you (formal)

Formal indirect pronoun meaning 'to you', used politely with strangers like customers.

Example

Le porto il caffè.

I'll bring you the coffee.

scrivo

[SKREE-voh]

I write / I’ll write

"Scrivo" is the first person singular of "scrivere." In context it often means "I’ll write" as a near-future intention.

Example

Scrivo volentieri un messaggio di follow-up dopo l’evento.

I’m happy to write a follow-up message after the event.

una ricetta.

OO-nah ree-CHET-tah

a prescription

'Ricetta' means both prescription and recipe. Say 'ree-CHET-tah', with a double 't'.

Example

Serve la ricetta per questo farmaco.

You need a prescription for this medicine.

Words in this phrase

una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article before a feminine noun.

Example

Ho lavorato in una piccola azienda.

I worked in a small company.

ricetta

[ree-CHET-tah]

prescription

Feminine noun; a doctor's prescription (also means recipe in cooking).

Example

Porto la ricetta in farmacia.

I take the prescription to the pharmacy.

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