How do you spell the name of the hotel?
'Scrive' — stress the first syllable: 'SCRI-ve'. 'Albergo' — 'al-BER-go'.
Use when you are unsure how to spell the hotel's name for your records or GPS. Italians use the phonetic alphabet (alfabeto fonetico) to spell things letter by letter.
'Come si scrive' = 'how do you write/spell it'. Uses impersonal 'si'. Italians use city names to spell things out: A come Ancona, B come Bologna, etc. This is the Italian version of 'NATO alphabet'.
Può sillabare?
Can you spell it out?
'Sillabare' = to spell out letter by letter
Come si scrive il suo indirizzo?
How do you spell the address?
Useful for entering the address into GPS
Me lo conferma per email?
Can you confirm it by email?
Avoids the spelling issue by asking for written confirmation
The Italian phonetic alphabet uses Italian cities: A come Ancona, B come Bologna, C come Como, D come Domodossola, E come Empoli, F come Firenze, G come Genova, H come Hotel, I come Imola, L come Livorno, M come Milano, N come Napoli, O come Otranto, P come Palermo, Q come Quarto, R come Roma, S come Savona, T come Torino, U come Udine, V come Venezia, Z come Zara.