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How to Say ‘Some more bread, please.’ in Italian

Ancora un po' di pane, per favore.

ahn-KOH-rah oon poh dee Pah-neh pehr FAH-voh-reh

[ahn-KOH-rah oon poh dee Pah-neh pehr FAH-voh-reh]

Phrase Breakdown

Ancora un po'

ahn-KOH-rah oon poh

A little more

Stress the first syllable: AN-ko-rah oon POH. Link 'un' smoothly to 'po''.

Example

Ancora un po' d'acqua?

A little more water?

Words in this phrase

Ancora

[ahn-KOH-rah]

more; again

Used to ask for more of something or to say 'again'.

Example

Ancora acqua, per favore.

More water, please.

[oon]

Indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

In Un buon equilibrio, Un introduce l'idea di un balance positivo.

In 'Un buon equilibrio,' 'Un' introduces the idea of a positive balance.

po'

[poh]

a little / a bit

Shortened form of poco in the fixed expression un po', meaning a little or a bit.

Example

Siamo un po' nervosi prima della partita.

We are a little nervous before the match.

di pane,

dee Pah-neh

of bread

'di' means 'of'. Say 'pane' with two clear syllables: PAH-neh. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Un pezzo di pane.

A piece of bread.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

pane

[Pah-neh]

Bread

A staple food prepared from a dough of flour and water.

Example

Il pane fresco è molto importante in Italia.

Fresh bread is very important in Italy.

per favore.

pehr FAH-voh-reh

please

A polite ending. Stress the 'vo': pehr fah-VOH-reh. Tap the 'r' lightly.

Example

Il conto, per favore.

The bill, please.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

please

Part of the polite expression per favore.

Example

Per favore, ci portate una torta piccola?

Please, can you bring us a small cake?

favore

[FAH-voh-reh]

Please

A polite addition to requests.

Example

Mi porti il menu, per favore.

Bring me the menu, please.

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