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Italian Phrase

Puoi confermare la data e l'orario, per favore?

/ˈpwɔi konˈfer.ma.re la ˈda.ta e l oˈra.rjo per faˈvo.re/
Meaning"Can you confirm the date and time, please?"
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Meaning

A courteous way to ask someone to verify or repeat the scheduled date and time of an appointment, meeting, or event. The sentence combines a modal verb with an infinitive and ends with the polite particle *per favore*.

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When to use

Use this phrase in professional or semi‑formal contexts—email confirmations, phone calls, or face‑to‑face conversations—when you need to double‑check the details of a planned activity.

✦Grammar Breakdown

Puoiconfermareladatael'orario,perfavore?

1

Puoi (potere)

Second‑person singular present of *potere*, used to ask someone politely to do something.

2

Confermare (infinitive)

After a modal verb like *puoi*, the main verb stays in the infinitive.

3

Definite articles

Both *data* and *orario* are preceded by the definite article (*la* and *l'*).

4

Elision (l')

When a vowel‑initial noun follows *il*, it contracts to *l'* (e.g., *l’orario*).

5

Per favore

A standard polite formula meaning “please”; placed at the end of the request.

🗨In Conversation

A

Puoi confermare la data e l'orario, per favore?

Can you confirm the date and time, please?

Certo, è il 12 aprile alle 15:30.

Sure, it’s April 12 at 3:30 p.m.

B

✕Common Mistakes

  • Puoi confermare data e orario, per favore?

    Missing the definite articles; Italian normally requires *la* and *l'* before these nouns.

  • Puoi confermare la data e l’orario per favore?

    A comma before *per favore* is optional, but the pause helps the sentence sound natural.

  • Puoi confermare la data e l’orario, per piacere?

    *Per piacere* is understood, but *per favore* is the standard polite formula in most contexts.

↔Alternatives

  • Potresti confermare data e orario, per favore?

    Could you confirm the date and time, please?

  • Mi confermi la data e l’orario, per favore?

    Would you confirm the date and time for me, please?

  • Per favore, conferma la data e l’orario.

    Please confirm the date and time.

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Cultural Tip

In Italian business communication, adding *per favore* softens a request and shows respect. If you’re speaking to a senior colleague or a client, you might also use the more formal *potrebbe* (third‑person) instead of *puoi*. Remember that *orario* is more precise than *ora* when you refer to a scheduled time slot.