Topic: Italian

"Il pane, per favore"

Translation:The bread, please

July 20, 2013

32 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/zombies_of_dawn

    Something like "pass the bread" would have been better.

    February 17, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/UdulaSilva

      Ya

      April 5, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/BampaOwl
      • 263

      Depends on the context. And what's Italian for "pass" in this context?

      January 15, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/Abdalrhman500
      • 467

      I'M agree with you

      January 21, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/dmaiolo7

        Maybe you guys should clean your ears. It says "il" very clearly

        December 18, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/Juan260278

          Not in this neck of the woods it doesn't, we have expensive headphones also Mr number 7 who sounds like a mewing cat !!! Meow....

          September 4, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/sunnyyen

            "Il" doesn't make any sound in the recording.

            April 10, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/ChipAgapi

              is favore correctly pronounced?

              June 27, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/Alpgork

                I heard "un" not "il" :( The computer voice is far worse than the French one which was surprisingly natural

                August 4, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/aflah3

                  what does the 'per' mean actually

                  October 6, 2015
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Shar_Maine

                    Per means for, but per favore means please**. (Por favor in Spanish)

                    August 17, 2018
                    https://www.duolingo.com/Juan260278

                      FOR, a favour ..... or, favour me

                      September 4, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/Alizah484449

                        This language is so like Spanish!

                        August 22, 2018
                        https://www.duolingo.com/Hector290697

                          Yes, our language family is awesome. :)

                          January 16, 2019
                          https://www.duolingo.com/AleRodrigu812304

                            What is the difference between 'prego' and 'per favore'

                            January 17, 2019
                            https://www.duolingo.com/doreen576470

                              The first is you are welcome (after the fact) the 2nd is please(asking before)

                              March 3, 2019
                              https://www.duolingo.com/HEISENBERG122076

                                But when I wrote "favore" for "please" duolingo marked me wrong. It says "please" means "prego"

                                May 10, 2019
                                https://www.duolingo.com/Nicole_USA

                                  Why is it also acceptable to translate this as "bread please"? Does that mean "Pane, per favore" is grammatically incorrect if you want to say "bread please"?

                                  May 29, 2019
                                  https://www.duolingo.com/benton.1
                                  • 6

                                  Italians use "the" differently than we do in English. We use the definite article "the" to mean a specific thing, they customarily use "il, la, lo..." to mean something in general: e.g. "il pane" can just mean bread in general instead of "the bread".

                                  May 31, 2019
                                  https://www.duolingo.com/rickcapellano

                                    Me too

                                    October 29, 2014
                                    https://www.duolingo.com/maximus135-_-

                                      i hear il

                                      February 6, 2017
                                      https://www.duolingo.com/marielys534451

                                        I know all of them

                                        July 2, 2018
                                        https://www.duolingo.com/Juan260278

                                          Il pane, is not the sound of "In pane" which is said.... 3 people agree. You listen, sounds like "een pane"

                                          September 4, 2018
                                          https://www.duolingo.com/Bob256010

                                            What's wrong with "some bread"?

                                            April 15, 2019
                                            https://www.duolingo.com/neula13

                                              Ouuu

                                              June 7, 2019
                                              https://www.duolingo.com/EnesALTA

                                                Pp0plfl."yvb p(♥★★^&⏩⏩⏬

                                                July 6, 2018
                                                https://www.duolingo.com/Natu2345

                                                  Yes I hear "Un"

                                                  December 4, 2014
                                                  https://www.duolingo.com/MariaSMarc

                                                    I put the right answer and the system market wrong

                                                    June 4, 2017
                                                    https://www.duolingo.com/Juan260278

                                                      marked it incorrect, scuse di Giovanni.

                                                      September 4, 2018
                                                      https://www.duolingo.com/Charlotte399929

                                                        Pass me the bread, please - would be polite

                                                        September 1, 2017
                                                        https://www.duolingo.com/PatriciaCo687677

                                                          The bread? Some bread or pass the bread.

                                                          July 16, 2017
                                                          https://www.duolingo.com/KimPitt1

                                                            Ciao

                                                            July 18, 2017

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