How to Say ‘Excuse me.’ in Italian
Mi scusi.
mee SKOO-zee
[mee SKOO-zee]
🇮🇹 In Italy: In a restaurant, this is the standard polite way to get a server's attention. It's less like apologizing and more like a soft [excuse me].
Phrase Breakdown
Mi
[mee]
me
Object pronoun used here in the polite expression mi scusi, literally excuse me.
Mi scusi, uso questa frase per attirare l'attenzione.
Excuse me, I use this phrase to get attention.
scusi
[SKOO-zee]
excuse
Polite form of scusare; in mi scusi it means excuse me.
Mi scusi, il conto per favore.
Excuse me, the bill please.
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