due biglietti
The Italian phrase for "two tickets" is due biglietti.
You use due biglietti when requesting or stating that you have two pieces of paper that grant entry to an event or allow for travel. If you wish to specify a destination or an event, place the preposition per after the phrase, such as in due biglietti per… (two tickets for…).
What does it mean word for word?
due means 2 and biglietti is the plural form of biglietto, which means ticket.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun must agree with the number: because the number is due (two), the singular biglietto must change to its plural form biglietti. For comparison, the singular form for one ticket is un biglietto.
Did you know?
- The word biglietto can also mean a 'short note' or 'memo' in Italian. If you leave a biglietto on the fridge, you are leaving a handwritten message, not a ticket for a show.
- In a theatrical context, requesting due biglietti might lead to a discussion about 'platea' or 'palco'. The 'platea' is the stalls, while the 'palco' is a private box, a remnant of aristocratic opera house layouts.
- The word due shares a common ancestor with the English word 'two' and the Latin 'duo', all tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *dwóh₁.
Examples in context
- Due biglietti, per favore.Two tickets, please.This is useful for politely requesting two tickets.Tatoeba #7496316 by Guybrush88, translation #6392981 by Hybrid
- Ho due biglietti in vendita.I have two tickets for sale.This shows how to state that you have two tickets available for sale.Tatoeba #2866352 by Guybrush88, translation #2866351 by CN
- Due biglietti per Minsk, per favore.Two tickets to Minsk, please.This demonstrates how to specify a destination when asking for two tickets.Tatoeba #7789530 by dnnywld, translation #8758567 by deniko
- Vorrei due biglietti, per favore.I would like two tickets, please.
- Potrei avere due biglietti, per cortesia?Could I have two tickets, please?
- Mi servirebbero due biglietti, per cortesia.I would need two tickets, please.
- Posso avere due biglietti, per favore?Can I have two tickets, please?
- Dammi due biglietti, per cortesia!Give me two tickets, please!
- Mi serve un paio di biglietti.I need a couple of tickets.
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Example conversation
At a cinema box office.
- GiuliaVorrei due biglietti per il film.I would like two tickets for the movie.
- FrancescoCertamente, preferisce i posti in prima fila?Certainly, do you prefer the front row seats?
- GiuliaSì, grazie, due biglietti in prima fila.Yes, thank you, two tickets in the front row.
- FrancescoEcco a lei, sono quindici euro in totale.Here you go, it is fifteen euros in total.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries due, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
