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PhrasesRequesting Hotel ServicesPotete organizzare una baby-sitter per la serata?
B2formal

Potete organizzare una baby-sitter per la serata?

Can you organise a babysitter for the evening?

Pronunciation

se-RA-ta — three syllables, stress on the second.

When to use it

Ask the concierge when you want to dine out or attend an event without your children.

What it means

'Potete organizzare' = can you organise (plural formal). 'Baby-sitter' = babysitter. 'Per la serata' = for the evening. This service is available at upscale Italian hotels through vetted agencies. Book at least 24 hours in advance.

Variations

I bambini stanno bene con estranei?

Are the children comfortable with strangers?

Prepare your children and inform the babysitter of their routine

La baby-sitter ha referenze?

Does the babysitter have references?

Always ask for references and qualifications before accepting a babysitter

Fino a che ora avete bisogno?

Until what time do you need one?

The receptionist will ask this to arrange the booking

Mini Dialogue

— Potete organizzare una baby-sitter per stasera? Abbiamo una cena fuori. — Certamente. I bambini quanti anni hanno e fino a che ora avete bisogno? — Cinque e sette anni, dalle venti alle ventitré. — Perfetto. Vi mando la signora Carla, è fantastica con i bambini.

— Can you organise a babysitter for tonight? We have a dinner out. — Certainly. How old are the children and until what time do you need one? — Five and seven, from eight until eleven. — Perfect. I will send you Signora Carla, she is fantastic with children.

Cultural Note

Italians have a deeply communal attitude toward children ('i bambini') — it takes a village. Hotel staff often genuinely enjoy helping arrange childcare and have trusted babysitters they have worked with for years. Italian babysitters ('baby-sitter') often read stories, play games, and prepare light snacks.