114 prego!

(above: a very cute structural intervention)

Prego is more than a company that makes spaghetti sauce. It is an extremely useful word in Italian.

Scenario #1: You want to tell someone to go on ahead of you, for example into an elevator, through a door, etc. "Prego."

Scenario #2: Some one thanks you for something and you want to say 'you're welcome'... "Prego!"

Scenario #3: Someone spoke too fast and you want to say 'how's that again?" - "Prego?"

Scenario #4: You walk into a restaurant and the waiter wants to hand you a menu but you're not paying attention, he says "Prego."

Scenario #5: A mother asking/telling her kid not to do something is "Ti prego!"