How to Say ‘That is all, thank you.’ in Italian
Basta così, grazie.
BAH-stah koh-ZEE GRAH-tsyeh
[BAH-stah koh-ZEE GRAH-tsyeh]
🇮🇹 In Italy: This is a handy phrase when someone is pouring wine, grating cheese, or serving you more food. It politely signals [stop there] without sounding abrupt.
Phrase Breakdown
Basta
[BAH-stah]
enough
Used to say that something is sufficient or to stop serving.
Basta così, grazie, quando il cameriere versa il vino.
That is enough, thank you, when the waiter pours the wine.
così
[koh-ZEE]
like this / that's enough
Così means like this; here it helps mean that's fine as it is.
Un po' di parmigiano e basta così.
A little parmesan and that's enough.
grazie
[GRAH-tsyeh]
thank you
Common polite expression to show thanks.
Dico grazie dopo ogni servizio gentile.
I say thank you after every kind service.
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