"Can you give me a few examples?"
Translation:Mi fai alcuni esempi?
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Would this be a good translation into italian also?
Puoi darmi qualche esempio?
Thanks
Yes, although "Puoi farmi qualche esempio?" is more common; "dare l'esempio" means to show in practice, "fare un esempio" to illustrate with an example.
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Interesting differentiation between farmi and darmi. I said darmi. Thanks f.formica
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Why can't I say "pochi esempi"? Pochi / poco means few, doesn't it?
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Pochi is more like a few such as in a small amount, alcuni is more commonly used for "some" and also makes "some few".
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The Italian given by Duolingo feels more like an imperative ('give me some examples') than the polite request represented by 'puoi darmi...'
The imperative would be fammi/dammi. The present here is colloquial and has the same meaning as a conditional, "would you give me some examples?". I don't think English has a more colloquial expression than "can you" though.
