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Italian Phrase

Metti il paese per la posta internazionale.

/ˈmet.ti il ˈpa.e.ze per la ˈpo.sta internaˈt͡sjoˈna.le/
Meaning"Enter the country for international mail."
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Meaning

A direct instruction to enter or select the destination country when filling out a form for sending mail outside of Italy. It is commonly seen on online shipping pages, postal service kiosks, or in customer‑service scripts.

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When to use

Use this phrase when you are guiding someone through a postal or shipping form, especially in a help‑desk call, tutorial video, or on‑screen tooltip that asks for the destination country for international mail.

✦Grammar Breakdown

Mettiilpaeseperlapostainternazionale

1

Imperative (2nd person singular)

‘Metti’ is the informal command form of ‘mettere’, used to tell someone to place or enter something.

2

Definite article with masculine singular noun

‘il paese’ uses the masculine singular article ‘il’ because ‘paese’ is a masculine noun.

3

Preposition ‘per’ + noun

‘per’ introduces the purpose: ‘for the international mail’.

4

Adjective after noun

In Italian, descriptive adjectives like ‘internazionale’ normally follow the noun they modify.

🗨In Conversation

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Devo spedire una lettera in Germania, ma non trovo dove indicare il paese.

I need to send a letter to Germany, but I can’t find where to indicate the country.

Metti il paese per la posta internazionale nel campo ‘Paese di destinazione’.

Enter the country for international mail in the ‘Destination Country’ field.

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✕Common Mistakes

  • Mette il paese per la posta internazionale.

    ‘Mette’ is the third‑person singular present; the correct imperative for ‘you (informal)’ is ‘Metti’.

  • Metti i paesi per la posta internazionale.

    ‘Paesi’ is plural; the form asks for a single country, so use the singular ‘paese’.

  • Metti il paese per la posta estera.

    While understandable, ‘posta estera’ is less idiomatic than ‘posta internazionale’ in official contexts.

↔Alternatives

  • Inserisci il paese per la posta internazionale.

    Insert the country for international mail.

  • Seleziona il paese per la spedizione internazionale.

    Select the country for the international shipment.

  • Indica il paese per la posta estera.

    Indicate the country for foreign mail.

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Cultural Tip

Italian postal forms usually label the field as ‘Paese di destinazione’ and the service is called ‘posta internazionale’. The term ‘estera’ (foreign) is understood but less common in official paperwork. Keep the register polite but informal when speaking to a customer; you can switch to the formal ‘Metta’ in a very formal setting.