Word of the Day Discussions
Discussions about the word of the day.
Come on / No way โ informal exclamation of disbelief, surprise, or dismissal....
Difficult / hard โ adjective meaning 'difficult', 'hard', or 'not easy'....
With pleasure / gladly โ polite phrase accepting an invitation or request enthusiastically....
I dunno / beats me / who knows โ the quintessentially Italian shrug-word. One syllable that says "I have absolutely no idea" with a hint of indifference....
I mean / that is / in other words โ "cioรจ" is the Italian way of rephrasing, clarifying, or self-correcting mid-sentence. Extremely common in spoken Italian, especially among younger speakers, where i...
Don't worry / stay calm...
To your health!...
Good morning / good day...
Oh God / oh my God โ "oddio" is a very common exclamation expressing surprise, fear, shock, or dismay. Literally "O God"....
I can't wait...
I was forgetting / I almost forgot โ imperfect tense of 'dimenticare', used as a polite interjection to add something....
So / then / well then / in that case โ the quintessential Italian discourse marker, sprinkled through almost every conversation....
Nice to meet you / pleasure โ "piacere" is the standard greeting when introduced to someone, short for "piacere di conoscerti" (pleasure to meet you)....
All in all / on the whole โ โtutto sommatoโ evaluates a situation by weighing pros and cons. It implies a balanced judgment after considering everything. Synonymous with โin fondoโ but more reflective...
Right / correct / just โ used as adjective for correctness and adverb meaning 'just/enough'....
Poor thing / poor guy...
Impossible โ adjective meaning 'impossible', or interjection expressing frustration or disbelief....
Well done! / good job! / great! The word Italians use to praise someone's effort, performance or behaviour โ "bravo!" is the universal applause-word....
In my opinion โ phrase used to express a personal viewpoint....
Eh / yeah / hmm... The single-syllable sound that agrees, hesitates, sighs, or calls โ "eh" is the Swiss-army-knife of Italian interjections....
