112: 3 Essential Ways to say Please in Italian

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🗓️ 17 October 2023

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Do Italians say please? Learn the 3 most authentic ways to be polite in Italian.

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Today's Italian words:
Per piacere = Please (lit. to please)
Per favore = Please (lit. for favour)
Sì, grazie! = Yes please! (in Italian, we don’t say "per favore" after "sì")
Due biglietti, per favore = Two tickets, please (lit. for favour)
Un cappuccino, per piacere = A cappuccino, please (lit. to please)
Può portare il conto? = Can you bring the bill?
Potrebbe portare il conto? = Could you bring the bill?

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0:00.0	Did you know that Italian has several ways to say please?
0:03.0	Of course there's the standard,
0:05.0	Perfavor, but there are a couple of other really common ones
0:09.0	that Italians use all the time.
0:11.0	Using them will help your Italian sound really natural.
0:14.0	Today, you'll learn three essential ways to say please in Italian,
0:18.0	the ones you'll really use and hear every day in Italy.
0:32.2	Hi everyone and welcome to learn Italian with joy of languages. Should we get straight into the dialogue, Matteo?
0:40.3	Please.
0:41.3	It's a conversation we have quite often.
0:44.3	At restaurant.
0:46.3	Listen out for any phrases that you think could mean please.
0:50.3	Uff, oh mal di stomaco.
0:53.3	Allura, not to get the pizza for
0:57.0	Piacere.
0:58.0	Okay.
1:00.0	What do you?
1:02.0	A marguerita,
1:03.0	thanks.
1:04.0	A four formaggy, for favor.
1:07.0	Wohle the oil
1:09.0	pickante?
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